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Section 40 Local authorities: duty to provide information on requestI1I2

(1)

This section applies if F1DBS is considering—

(a)

whether to include any person in a barred list;

(b)

whether to remove any person from a barred list.

I3(2)

If DBS thinks that a local authority hold any prescribed information relating to the person, it may require the authority to provide it with the information.

(3)

The local authority must comply with a requirement under subsection (2).

(4)

“Local authority” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in ss. 35-42 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 3(b) (with Pt. 4)

Commencement

I1

S. 40 in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(f)

I2

S. 40 in force at 20.1.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(f)

I3

S. 40(2) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(m)