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concerned with local conditions when considering what offences

Certificates of No riminal should be the subject of record. Conviction are documents that are issued only because they are

requested by foreign governments for immigration and student visa purposes. When considering either a certificate, of reasons given for not issuing a certificate, foreign governments would of course apply their own standard of judgement based on legal conditions in their own countries.

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As regards part (b) of the question it is the

Commissioner of Police who has the responsibility for

determining what crimes or offences should be contained in the

list of recordable offences.

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With regard to part (c) of the question, the

Commissioner, in coming to a decision on any particular

offence considers:

first, the gravity of the offence;

second, the attitude in law to the offence

with regard to the penalty that

can be imposed;

third, the requirements of the courts for knowledge

of previous convictions when considering

sentence; and

fourth, the prevalence of the offence and the

community's attitude towards it.