2013 No. 1180 (C. 51)
Police, England And Wales
Protection Of Vulnerable Adults, Englandandwales
The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2013
Made 20th May 2013

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 120(1) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 , makes the following Order.
2012 c.9.

1 Citation and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2013.
2 In this Order “the Act” means the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.

2 Provisions coming into force on 17th June 2013
The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act in relation to England and Wales is 17th June 2013—
(a) section 79 (restriction on information provided to certain persons) insofar as it is not already in force;
(b) section 83 (up-dating certificates);
(c) section 115(1) (consequential amendments, repeals and revocations) insofar as it relates to the paragraphs of Schedule 9 specified in paragraph (e) below;
(d) section 115(2) (consequential amendments, repeals and revocations) insofar as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 10 specified in paragraph (f) below;
(e) the following paragraphs of Schedule 9—
(i) paragraph 108;
(ii) paragraphs 109 to 111 insofar as they are not already in force;
(iii) paragraph 113;
(iv) paragraph 118 insofar as it is not already in force;
(v) paragraphs 119 to 128;
(f) Part 6 of Schedule 10 insofar as it is not already in force.
Taylor of Holbeach Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 20th May 2013

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force various provisions of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. In particular, the Order brings into force provisions which repeal the general obligation upon the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to provide a copy of a criminal record certificate to the registered body who countersigned a person’s application for such a certificate. This Order also brings into force provisions allowing for a copy of a criminal record certificate to be provided to a registered body in response to a request for such a copy.
This Order also brings into force provisions relating to the up-dating service, which introduces a procedure for the up-dating of criminal record certificates.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
section 20 partially	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 22	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 29	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 30	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 31	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 32	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 33	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 34	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 35	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 36	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 37	1st November 2012	S.I. 2012/2075
section 38	1st November 2012	S.I. 2012/2075
section 39(1)	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 40 in relation to England	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 41 in relation to England	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 42	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 43 in relation to England	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 44 in relation to England	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 45 in relation to England	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 46 in relation to England	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 47	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 48	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 49	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 50	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 51	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 52	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 54	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2075
section 55	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2075
section 56	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2075
section 57	10th July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 58	10th July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 59	10th July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 60	10th July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 61	10th July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 62	9th May 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 63	10th July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 64	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 65	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 66	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 67	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 68	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 69	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 70	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 71	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 72 partially	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 75 partially	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 76 partially	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 77	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 78 partially	10th August 2012	S.I. 2012/2075
section 78 partially	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 79 partially	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 80	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 81	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 82	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 84	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 85	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 86	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 87 partially	15th October 2012	S.I. 2012/2521
section 87 so far as not already in force	1st December 2012	S.I. 2012/2521
section 92	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 93	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 94	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 95	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 96	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 97	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 98	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 99	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 100	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 101	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 104	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 109	6th April 2013	S.I. 2013/470
section 110	6th April 2013	S.I. 2013/470
section 111	25th November 2012	S.I. 2012/2075
section 112	25th November 2012	S.I. 2012/2075
section 114	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 115(1) partially	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 115(1) partially	10th July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 115(1) partially	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 115(1) partially	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2075
section 115(1) partially	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 115(1) partially	15th October 2012	S.I. 2012/2521
section 115(1) partially	1st November 2012	S.I. 2010/2075
section 115(1) partially	25th November 2012	S.I. 2012/2075
section 115(1) partially	6th April 2013	S.I. 2013/470
section 115(2) partially	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 115(2) partially	10th July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
section 115(2) partially	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
section 115(2) partially	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2075
section 115(2) partially	6th April 2013	S.I. 2013/470
Schedule 4	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2075
Schedule 5	10th July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
Schedule 6	10th July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
Schedule 7 partially	10th August 2012	S.I. 2012/2075
Schedule 7 partially	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
Schedule 8 partially	15th October 2012	S.I. 2012/2521
Schedule 8 so far as not already in force	1st December 2012	S.I. 2012/2521
Schedule 9 partially	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
Schedule 9 partially	10th July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
Schedule 9 partially	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
Schedule 9 partially	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2075
Schedule 9 partially	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
Schedule 9 partially	15th October 2012	S.I. 2012/2521
Schedule 9 partially	1st November 2012	S.I. 2012/2075
Schedule 9 partially	25th November 2012	S.I. 2012/2075
Schedule 9 partially	6th April 2013	S.I. 2013/470
Schedule 10 partially	1st July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
Schedule 10 partially	10th July 2012	S.I. 2012/2205
Schedule 10 partially	10th September 2012	S.I. 2012/2234
Schedule 10 partially	1st October 2012	S.I. 2012/2075
Schedule 10 partially	6th April 2013	S.I. 2013/470