<P> Additionally, a third party may also be able to access your personal data on your behalf . However, this requires that the third party satisfy the Gardaí of their identity and that the individual provides written authorization to allow the third party to make this request . </P> <P> In Ireland, criminal convictions remain on the criminal record system for life if the offence was committed after the individual turned 18, as there are currently no legislative provisions which provide for the expungement of criminal convictions . Ireland remains the only country in the EU and one of the only countries in the Council of Europe area to not have such legislation . </P> <P> However, under Section 258 of the Children Act 2001, offences committed by those under eighteen years of age can be expunged from the record once certain conditions are met: where a person has been found guilty of an offence and: </P> <Ul> <Li> the offence was committed before they reached the age of eighteen years </Li> <Li> the offence is not one required to be tried by the Central Criminal Court (such as murder or rape) </Li> <Li> three years have elapsed since the conviction, and </Li> <Li> the person has not been dealt with for another offence in that three - year period </Li> </Ul>

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