# The Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No. 36) Regulations 2014, Regulation 57: Spontaneous exchange of information or intelligence


Subject to regulation 59, a UK competent authority must, without the need for any prior request, provide such relevant information or intelligence to a competent authority where the UK competent authority has reasonable grounds to believe that such information or intelligence could assist in the detection, prevention or investigation of a serious offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111122723/regulation/57 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-justice-and-data-protection-protocol-no-36-regulations-2014/regulation-57
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