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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-protection-of-vulnerable-groups-scotland-act-2007-miscellaneous-provisions-order-2010/article-14",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2010/9780111010594",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2010",
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  "path": "article/14",
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  "number": "14",
  "heading": "Provision of information by Ministers to the Independent Safeguarding Authority, the Secretary of State and the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland",
  "text": "(1) Ministers may provide to a person specified in paragraph (2) (for the purposes specified in paragraph (2) in relation to such a person) any information specified in paragraph (3).\n(2) The persons specified are—\n(a) the Independent Safeguarding Authority for the purposes of its functions under paragraphs 6 and 12 of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act or under paragraphs 6 and 12 of Schedule 1 to the SVG (NI) Order 2007;\n(b) the Secretary of State for the purposes of the Secretary of State’s functions under—\n(i) Part 5 of the Police Act 1997;\n(ii) the 2006 Act; or\n(iii) the SVG (NI) Order 2007; and\n(c) the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland for the purposes of its functions under Part 5 of the Police Act 1997.\n(3) The information specified is—\n(a) the fact that an individual is included in the children’s list or adults’ list or both lists, as the case may be;\n(b) the fact that an individual has been removed from the children’s list, adults’ list or both lists, as the case may be;\n(c) the fact that Ministers are considering whether to include an individual in the children’s list, adults’ list or both lists, as the case may be;\n(d) the fact that Ministers have decided not to list an individual in the children’s list, adults’ list or both lists, as the case may be;\n(e) such information held by Ministers which they consider would enable or assist a person specified in paragraph (2) to be satisfied as to the identity of an individual referred to in subparagraphs (a) to (d).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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