# Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, Section 50A: Provision of information to the police etc.

Extent: E+W+N.I.

(1) DBS may provide any information it has to a chief officer of police for use for any of the following purposes—
(a) the prevention, detection and investigation of crime;
(b) the apprehension and prosecution of offenders.
(c) the appointment of persons who are under the direction and control of the chief officer,
(d) any prescribed purpose
(1A) DBS must, for use for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1), provide to any chief officer of police who has requested it a barred list or information as to whether a particular person is barred.
(1B) DBS may, for use for the purposes of the protection of children or vulnerable adults, provide to a relevant authority any information which DBS reasonably believes to be relevant to that authority.
(1C) DBS must, for use for the purposes of the protection of children or vulnerable adults, provide to any relevant authority who has requested it information as to whether a particular person is barred.
(2) The powers conferred by this section do not limit any other power of DBS to provide information for any purpose or to any person.
(3) In this section, “a chief officer of police” includes—
(a) the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland ;
(b) the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland ;
(c) the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police Force;
(d) the Chief Constable of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary;
(e) the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police;
(f) the Director General of the National Crime Agency;
(g) the Provost Marshal of the Royal Navy Police;
(h) the Provost Marshal of the Royal Military Police;
(i) the Provost Marshal of the Royal Air Force Police;
(j) the Provost Marshal for serious crime;
(k) the Chief Constable of the Isle of Man Constabulary;
(l) the Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police Force;
(m) the Chief Officer of the salaried police force of the Island of Guernsey.
(4) In this section “relevant authority” means—
(a) the Secretary of State exercising functions in relation to prisons, or
(b) a provider of probation services (within the meaning given by section 3(6) of the Offender Management Act 2007).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/47/section/50A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006/section-50A
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