Article 17 Provision of Scheme information by Ministers to police

(1)

Ministers may provide to a person specified in paragraph (2)—

(a)

the name of each individual participating in the Scheme;

(b)

confirmation of whether each individual participates in the Scheme in relation to regulated work with—

(i)

children;

(ii)

adults; or

(iii)

both;

(c)

any other information held by Ministers by virtue of their administration of the Scheme which Ministers consider would enable or assist the persons to whom the information is provided to satisfy themselves as to the identity of such individuals.

(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)

enabling or assisting that person to provide vetting information to Ministers for the performance of Ministers’ functions in relation to the Scheme;

(b)

the prevention or detection of crime; or

(c)

the apprehension or prosecution of offenders.