The PNC holds information including the name of a person, their date of birth as well as the gender and ethnicity. It maintains records relating to arrest, summons and details of cautions and convictions. The PNC is not the only database where personal information relating to arrests can be found.
Local police forces who investigate alleged crimes retain investigation records on their own database. These databases hold copies of custody records relating to individuals who were arrested as well as crime reports and case files. An individual is entitled to view what is held about them on both the PNC and any local police force database.
This can be obtained by way of a subject access request. This will be the case, even for those who were released with no further action following an arrest.
In the event that a person is arrested but not charged with a qualifying offence , fingerprints and DNA are automatically deleted as soon as the case is resulted on the PNC but the police have the power to apply to the Biometrics Commissioner to retain the information for up to 3 years and this can be further extended by a District Judge to 5 years. In the event that a person is charged but not convicted of a qualifying offence, their biometric data is automatically retained for 3 years with the same ability to be further extended to 5 years by a District Judge.
A qualifying offence is one of a more serious nature, including rape, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and firearms offences. Police intelligence can be included in an enhanced certificate if the police deem it relevant to the role that is being applied for.
This page explains which organisations can access the Police National Computer PNC and how they use the information from it. It also sets out how the PNC is regulated and monitored. It forms part of our sharing of criminal records and criminal record databases sections. It is important to know which organisations can access information about your criminal record other than the police.
This can be relevant for a range of situations, for example applying for a job or getting a travel visa. It is also useful to understand what measures are in place to ensure that your information is stored safely and appropriately.
It is used to record convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings for any offence punishable by imprisonment and any other offence that is specified within the regulations. Further information about the PNC can be found on our criminal record databases page. As the PNC has developed and grown, the number of users have grown with it. Today, as well as servicing the needs of the 43 police forces in England and Wales and 8 forces in Scotland and Northern Ireland, other smaller police forces and specialist units also have access to the PNC as do a number of non-police agencies.
Having full access to the PNC allows an organisation to read and update records. We use cookies to enhance your web browsing experience. By continuing to browse the site you agree to our policy on cookie usage.
Privacy Policy. Law enforcement agencies use it to access information that will support national, regional and local investigations. Before ACRO undertook this work, it was either not done or agencies relied on police forces to facilitate their requests.
By centralising this work, ACRO has made it more efficient, provided a consistent delivery and reduced the burden on forces. ACRO only discloses this information for the specific purpose of supporting prosecutions and legal proceedings, security checks, misconduct proceedings or fitness-to-practice hearings.
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