Part 2Powers of police etc
Information from registers of death
I1I213Supply of information to police etc by Registrar General
1
The Registrar General for England and Wales or the Registrar General for Northern Ireland may supply information contained in any register of deaths kept by him—
a
to a police force in the United Kingdom,
b
to a special police force,
c
to the Serious Organised Crime Agency, or
d
to a person or body specified, or of a description specified, by order,
for use in the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of offences.
2
The power to make an order under subsection (1)(d) is exercisable—
a
in relation to England and Wales, by the Registrar General for England and Wales with the approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer;
b
in relation to Northern Ireland, by the Secretary of State after consulting the Registrar General for Northern Ireland.
3
A Registrar General may charge a reasonable fee in respect of the cost of supplying information under this section.
4
The supply of information in the exercise of the power conferred by subsection (1) may be made subject to conditions, including in particular conditions as to—
a
the use and storage of the information;
b
the period for which any record of the information may be retained;
c
those to whom the information may be disclosed.
5
This section does not limit the circumstances in which information may be supplied apart from this section.
6
In this section “special police force” means—
a
the Ministry of Defence Police;
b
the British Transport Police Force;
c
the Civil Nuclear Constabulary;
d
the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency.