{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-northern-ireland-order-2007/article-52",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-northern-ireland-order-2007/article-52.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/2007/1351",
  "legislation_title": "The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-northern-ireland-order-2007",
  "path": "article/52",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "52",
  "heading": "Provision of information to supervisory authorities",
  "text": "(1) This Article applies if DBS has information that it thinks is relevant to a supervisory authority.\n(2) DBS may (whether on an application by the authority or otherwise) provide the supervisory authority with the information.\n(3) Information is relevant to a supervisory authority if—\n(a) it relates to the protection of children or vulnerable adults in general, or of any child or vulnerable adult in particular, and\n(b) is relevant to the exercise of any function of the authority which is mentioned in Article 47(7) ,\nbut does not include information falling within paragraph 19(5) of Schedule 1 or of any circumstance mentioned in Article 50(1) or 51(1) in relation to a person.\n(4) A supervisory authority may apply to DBS under this Article only if the information is required in connection with the exercise of a function of the supervisory authority which is mentioned in Article 47(7).\n(5) DBS may determine the form, manner and contents of an application for the purposes of this Article.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in art. 52 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), 6(e) (with Pt. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 52(2) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after S.I. 2012/2157 comes into force) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 7 para. 13(5)(a); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(z)(vi)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 52(3)(b) inserted (10.9.2012 immediately after S.I. 2012/2157 comes into force) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 7 para. 13(5)(b)(i); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(z)(vi)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 52(3) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after S.I. 2012/2157 comes into force) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 7 para. 13(5)(b)(ii); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(z)(vi)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Art. 52(4)(5) inserted (10.9.2012 immediately after S.I. 2012/2157 comes into force) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 7 para. 13(5)(c); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(z)(vi)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in art. 52(5) 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), 49(h) (with Pt. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 52 partly in operation; art. 52 not in operation at date of making see art. 1(3); art. 52 in operation for certain purposes at 14.4.2008 by S.R. 2008/127, art. 4(k)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Art. 52 in operation at 10.9.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/330, art. 2(e)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2007/1351/article/52",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:39:04.019457+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}