# Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, Section 40: Local authorities: duty to provide information on request


(1) This section applies if DBS is considering—
(a) whether to include any person in a barred list;
(b) whether to remove any person from a barred list.
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/47/section/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006/section-40
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