Jamaican High Commission United Kingdom

Jamaican high commission

Criminal Records Check (CRB Check)

TheJamaican Constabulary Force (JCF) provides police certificates,sometimes referred to as a criminal clearance certificates, to individuals (whether you are Jamaican or a foreign national who lived there for a period of time) wishing to obtain information relating to any criminal record that may be held on them by the JCF. There is a charge of £38 for this service. 

Application Procedure

You will need to provide the JCF with the following:

  • Two recent passport-sized photographs and a copy of your passport notarised at the High Commission, on presentation of your current passport, for a fee of £20.00 . You must therefore attend the High Commission in person, the photocopy of your passport will be made and the original returned to you.
  • Full set of authenticated fingerprints (obtained from Scotland Yard or your regional police authority....see below)
  • British postal orders in the amount of thirty-eight pounds £38.00 made payable to the Jamaica Constabulary Force.
  • A covering letter stating clearly :
    1. Full Name
    2. Date of birth
    3. Place of birth
    4. Date you left Jamaica and last address in Jamaica
    5. Purpose for which police record is required
    6. Individual and address to which the applicant wishes the certificate to be sent.

Enclosing the fingerprints, postal order, notarised copy of passport andphotographs, send by recorded mail to:

  • Jamaica Constabulary Force
  • Records and Identifications Division
  • 34 Duke Street
  • Kingston
  • Jamaica W. I.
  • Tel: +876 922 3221 and +876 922 0125 

Content of Police Certificate

The JCF Police Certificate will contain all convictions recorded againstan individual subject to the following -

An individual is able to apply to the Jamaican Ministry of Justice to have a conviction expunged from his or her record providing that they have not been conflicted of an offence in the seven (7) years since being convicted. This is not an automatic process

Processing time

The JCF aims to produce the Police Certificate within (2) weeks ofreceiving a completed application. Applications made from outside of Jamaica will take between 6 to 8 weeks. The certificate is returned by standard mail to the recipient.

Fingerprinting

You may telephone New Scotland Yard at Tel: 0207-230-2099 (except on Wednesdays) to make an appointment for your fingerprinting. This service is available Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30am to 2:00pm and is by appointment only in half-hour slots.

The cost is £60 for 1 full set of fingerprints, £90 for 2-3 sets and £120 for 4-5 sets.

The address is:

Please check with the relevant police authority in your region regarding obtaining fingerprints.