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Clause 244 Criminal record

(1)A criminal record must contain, in relation to each previous conviction—

(a)the date of the previous conviction; and

(b)the court in which the previous conviction took place; and

(c)the place of sitting of that court; and

(d)the offence committed; and

(e)the sentence imposed.

(2)If other offences were taken into account when a sentence was imposed in respect of a previous conviction, a criminal record may contain a statement to that effect and the offences taken into account, including the number of offences.

(3)A criminal record is inadmissible as evidence against the person to whom it relates in a proceeding for an offence unless the criminal record is signed by—

(a)a member of the police force; or

(b)a Crown Prosecutor; or

(c)a member of staff of the Office of Public Prosecutions who is a legal practitioner; or

(d)in the case of a proceeding commenced by an informant—

(i)a person who is entitled to represent the informant and is a legal practitioner; or

(ii)a public official.