# The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2010, Article 16: Provision of lists by Ministers to police


(1) Ministers may provide to a person specified in paragraph (2)—
(a) the name of each individual included in the children’s list;
(b) the name of each individual included in the adults’ list; and
(c) any other information contained in those lists which Ministers consider should be disclosed for any purpose mentioned in paragraph (3).
(2) The persons specified are—
(a) the chief officer of a police force in England and Wales;
(b) the National Policing Improvement Agency;
(c) the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;
(d) the Royal Navy Police;
(e) the Royal Military Police;
(f) the Royal Air Force Police;
(g) the Ministry of Defence Police;
(h) the British Transport Police;
(i) the Civil Nuclear Constabulary;
(j) the Serious Organised Crime Agency;
(k) the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre;
(l) the States of Jersey Police Force;
(m) the salaried police force of the Island of Guernsey;
(n) the Isle of Man Constabulary; and
(o) the Garda Síochána.
(3) Information may only be provided to a person specified in paragraph (2) for the purposes of—
(a) the prevention or detection of crime; or
(b) the apprehension or prosecution of offenders.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2010/9780111010594/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-protection-of-vulnerable-groups-scotland-act-2007-miscellaneous-provisions-order-2010/article-16
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