Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/47/section/50A
Timestamp: 2018-03-17 15:05:47
Document Index: 148600220

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 1', 'art. 2']

Provision of information to the police etc.
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, Section 50A is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 17 March 2018. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
[F150A Provision of information to the police [F2etc.] E+W+N.I.
(1)[F3DBS] 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.
[F4(c)the appointment of persons who are under the direction and control of the chief officer,
(d)any prescribed purpose]
[F5(1A)[F3DBS] 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)[F3DBS] may, for use for the purposes of the protection of children or vulnerable adults, provide to a relevant authority any information which [F3DBS] reasonably believes to be relevant to that authority.
(1C)[F3DBS] 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 [F6powers conferred by this section do] not limit any other power of [F3DBS] to provide information for any purpose or to any person.]
[F7(3)In [F8this section], “a chief officer of police” includes—
(a)the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and
(b)the chief constable of [F9the Police Service of Scotland] .]
[F10(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).]
F1 S. 50A and cross-heading inserted (30.11.2009) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), ss. 88, 116(1); S.I. 2009/3096, art. 2(a)
F2Word in s. 50A heading inserted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 65(4) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(ii)
F3Word in s. 50A 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), 3(e) (with Pt. 4)
F4S. 50A(1)(c)(d) inserted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 77(3), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(n)
F5Ss. 50A(1A)-(1C) inserted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 77(4), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(n)
F6Words in s. 50A(2) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 65(2) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(ii)
F7S. 50A(3) inserted (31.3.2010) by The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Regulated Activity, Devolution and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1154), arts. 1(1), 12
F8Words in s. 50A(3) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 65(3) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(ii)
F9Words in s. 50A(3)(b) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/602), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 53
F10S. 50A(4) inserted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 77(5), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(n)