Regulation 4 Information Sharing

(1)

The strategy group must have in place arrangements for the sharing of information between responsible authorities and must prepare a protocol setting out those arrangements.

(2)

The information sharing protocol must relate to the sharing of information —

(a)

under section 17A of the 1998 Act^f1;

(b)

under section 115 of the 1998 Act^f2; and

(c)

otherwise for the purpose of formulating and implementing a strategic assessment and partnership plan for the area.

(3)

Each responsible authority must comply with the protocol prepared under paragraph (1) and nominate a person within that authority to facilitate the sharing of information under the protocol.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 17A was inserted into the 1998 Act by section 22 of, and Schedule 9 to, the Police and Justice Act 2006 and is in force from 19 November 2007 (S.I.2007/3073).
f2: Section 115 has been amended by section 74 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43), section 97 of the Police Reform Act 2002, section 219 of the Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), section 22 of, and Schedule 9 to, the Police and Justice Act 2006 Justice Act 2006 (those amendments are in force from 19 November 2007 (S.I. 2007/3073) and by S.I 2000/90 and S.I.2002/2469.