Guidance

Good conduct and police clearance request letters

Letters explaining that British embassies, high commissions and consulates do not issue UK criminal record certificates. Sometimes called information notes.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 20 August 2024

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office cannot provide documents confirming a person’s criminal record in the UK, for example, good conduct or police clearance certificates.

If you’re asked by local authorities to provide proof of this, download the relevant letter for free. You can get a signed and stamped version of a letter, which costs £50.

Good conduct certificate

If you’re asked to provide proof that British embassies and consulates do not issue good conduct certificates, download the relevant letter.

Azerbaijan: good conduct certificate

PDF, 16.8 KB, 1 page

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Belarus: good conduct certificate

MS Word Document, 204 KB

Croatia: good conduct certificate

PDF, 96.6 KB, 1 page

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Russia: good conduct certificate

PDF, 537 KB, 4 pages

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Police clearance request

If you’re asked to provide proof that British embassies and consulates do not issue police clearance request letters, download the relevant letter.

Kuwait: police clearance request

PDF, 159 KB, 1 page

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Saudi Arabia: police clearance request

PDF, 40 KB, 1 page

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Published 20 August 2024