Criminal record check (children)

This check provides what is referred to as a Criminal Registry Certificate or Certificado do Registo Criminal. This version of the Portuguese Criminal Registry Certificate is aimed specifically at those individuals involved with regular contact with minors. The certificate will contain additional information besides criminal convictions including additional sanctions or prohibition to exercise professional activities or any safety measures or the prohibition of certain activities. In Portugal, all organisations responsible for contact with minors are required to request this version of the Criminal Registry Certificate. The certificate will list: • Office/department that issued the certificate • Identification of the person concerned • Identification of the requester, if different • Purpose of the certificate • If convictions are present • When positive, it has a set of notifications annexed to the main page of the certificate • Unique certificate number Convictions stay on an individual’s criminal record for varying periods of time. This is counted from the extinction of the penalty (for example, from the end of the imprisonment, or payment of a fine). The legal periods are: • Sexual crimes – 23 years • Crimes with a penalty over 8 years of imprisonment – 10 years • Crimes with penalty between 5 and 8 years of imprisonment – 7 years • Crimes with penalty under 5 years of imprisonment – 5 years