Criminal Records (Hansard, 11 December 1996)

§ Mr. Howard

The following data fields are held for subjects with criminal record information stored on the police national computer.

Subject-related details may contain the following:

Name under which subject is filed;
PNC Identification Number;
Criminal Record Office Number;
Date and place of birth and nationality;
Descriptive details;
Occupations;
Names, nicknames and dates of birth used;
Warning signals;
Information markers;
Local cross-references;
Locations of subject photographs and dates taken;
Police circulation references;
Police officers with detailed or special knowledge of subject:
Passport detail;
Other identity numbers (eg National Insurance Number, Aliens Registration Number);
Internal cross references to other PNC subjects;

Driver number issued by Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA);

Known associates;
Special skills and knowledge;

Organisations with which subject is involved and type of relationship;

Addresses and telephone numbers;
Places frequented;
Other details (any other relevant information on the subject);
For each case the following information may be held;

Arrest details, including date and time, prosecuting agent, fingerprint status, officer dealing with case, persons co-charged; Offences with which charged, including date and time, location, method used and clothing worn, whether committed while on bail; How, when and where the case was dealt with, e.g., conviction at court, caution at police station; For offences dealt with at court, the plea entered, adjudication, number of offences taken into consideration, sentence imposed, result of appeal; Remand appearance information including location, date, result, bail conditions and breaches of bail; Periods in custody including dates, institution and release details including date, reason, return/recall dates, licence conditions and supervision arrangements.