# The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012, Paragraph 38: Supply of copy of business voting register to police forces and restrictions on use


(1) The business registration officer shall supply, free of charge and on request, one electronic copy of the business voting register to—
(a) any police force in Great Britain;
(b) the Police Services or Northern Ireland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (Reserve);
(c) the Serious Organised Crime Agency;
(d) the National Crime Squad;
(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(f) any body of constables established under an Act of Parliament.
(2) No person serving whether as a constable, officer or employee in any of the forces and organisations listed at sub-paragraph (1) above may—
(a) supply a copy of the business voting register to any person;
(b) disclose any information contained in it; or
(c) make use of any such information,
otherwise than for the purposes of the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal law (whether in England or elsewhere).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2031/schedule/6/paragraph/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/neighbourhood-planning-referendums-regulations-2012/schedule-6/paragraph-38
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