# The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007, Article 52A: Provision of information to the police etc.

Extent: N.I.

(1) DBS may provide any information it has to the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland , a chief officer of police or the chief constable of a police force in Scotland 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 constable or (as the case may be) chief officer;
(d) any prescribed purpose
(1A) DBS must, for use for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph (1), provide to any chief constable or chief officer mentioned in that paragraph 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.
(1D) In this Article “relevant authority” means—
(a) the Department of Justice, exercising functions in relation to prisons and youth justice,
(b) the Probation Board for Northern Ireland, or
(c) an HSC body.
(2) The powers conferred by this Article do not limit any other power of DBS to provide information for any purpose or to any person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2007/1351/article/52A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-northern-ireland-order-2007/article-52A
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