Subject to certain exemptions, you have a legal right to be told whether any information, if any, is held about you on Police computers and are legally entitled to a copy of the same.

The Chief Officer of Police will only release that information if he is satisfied as to your identity, and he does not have to release any information which identifies someone else, unless that person consents.

The Chief Officer of Police may deny access to information where the Act allows, but the main exemptions in relation to information held on Police computers are where the information is held for the prevention or detection of crime, the apprehension or prosecution of offenders and releasing the information would be likely to prejudice any of these purposes.