The Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No. 36) Regulations 2014

Consultation and exchange of information

94.—(1) If a competent authority of a member State other than the United Kingdom consults the central authority for England and Wales about a request for monitoring of supervision measures under the Framework Decision which it is considering making, a magistrates’ court specified by the central authority must, unless impracticable, co-operate in that consultation.

(2) Where a competent authority has made a request for monitoring of supervision measures under the Framework Decision, the magistrates’ court to which the documents mentioned in regulation 85(2) were given must, unless impracticable, consult the competent authority—

(a) at such times as it considers necessary, with a view to facilitating the smooth and efficient monitoring of the supervision measures;

(b) if it notifies the competent authority under regulation 89(2) of a serious breach of those measures.

(3) In consulting or co-operating in consultation under this regulation, the magistrates’ court must co-operate with the competent authority with a view to the exchange of any useful information, including—

(a) information for verifying the identity and place of residence of the person concerned, and

(b) relevant information taken from the person’s criminal records in accordance with applicable legislation including Part 6 of these Regulations.