As from next week, applications for police conduct certificate can be done online. Those with a Maltese Id-card can apply for police conduct online through e-id system and will receive it at the comfort of their home, without having to go at the Criminal Records Office in Floriana. This was stated by the Minister for Home Affairs and National Security Carmelo Abela during a visit at the Police Criminal Records Office.

He remarked that this was possible following a discussion with the Data Protection Commissioner that led to a legal amendment in June 2016. He explained that it will not be possible to receive the actual police conduct certificate online and that the certificate will be sent by post on the address registered on the id-card, given that the conduct has to be printed on a secure paper.

It was explained that when a person is eligible for conduct Type A known as clean conduct, the applicant will receive a confirmation via email that this was processed and sent by post. When a person is eligible for conduct Type B, the applicant will receive an email asking if he/she wishes to proceed with an online application and receive it via registered post, or if he/she wishes to personally collect it from the Criminal Records Office for confidentiality reasons.

Payment for online conduct certificates will remain as is and the difference is the payment for post.

Minister Carmelo Abela outlined the work done by the Criminal Records Office in the issuing of police conducts. He noted that in 2015, 58,000 conduct certificates were issued. From January to October 2016, around 56,000 conduct certificates were issued, with summer months being the busiest.

A substantial part of the work of the Criminal Records Office includes updating of the fedina penali, following a court sentence. In this regard in 2015 the office receive a notification on 18,063 people that were found convinced by Court. 11,080 were crimes 6,983 were contraventions.

Minister for Home Affairs thanked police officers stationed at Criminal Records Office for their work in particular in this period where they are conducting verifications related to Malta’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2017. Till now, 9,000 people have already been verified.

He concluded by saying that the Police will continue to work towards more simplification measures, with the aim that excessive bureaucracy will be reduced and quality of offered services will be improved thanks to the use of technology.

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