# The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025, Article 13: Duty to provide other information requested by the Scottish Ministers


(1) The Scottish Ministers may by notice require any person mentioned in paragraph (2) to provide them with information which they—
(a) believe the person holds, and
(b) consider is necessary to carry out their functions under Part 1 of the Disclosure Act.
(2) The persons referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a) the chief officer of a UK law-enforcement body;
(b) a local authority in England and Wales within the meaning of section 1(4) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970;
(c) the Secretary of State;
(d) the Disclosure and Barring Service;
(e) the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland;
(f) any other person the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate whom they could not require to provide the information under section 65(2) of the Disclosure Act.
(3) The chief officer of a UK law-enforcement body must not provide information by virtue of a notice under paragraph (1) if the chief officer thinks that disclosing the information would be contrary to the interests of the prevention or detection of crime.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348268720/article/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-disclosure-scotland-act-2020-consequential-provisions-and-modifications-order-2025/article-13
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