PART 5STRATEGY AND REPORTING
I138Duty to notify and provide information about victims
1
A specified Scottish public authority must notify the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland about a person who is, or appears to be, a victim of an offence of human trafficking or an offence under section 4.
2
A notification under subsection (1) relating to an adult must not include information that—
a
identifies the adult, or
b
enables the adult to be identified (either by itself or in combination with other information),
unless the adult consents to the inclusion of that information.
3
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations—
a
specify a Scottish public authority for the purposes of subsection (1),
b
make provision about information to be included in a notification.
4
After receiving a notification under subsection (1), the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland must notify a person who may be specified by regulations made by the Scottish Ministers about the person who is, or appears to be, a victim of an offence of human trafficking or an offence under section 4.
5
A notification under subsection (4) relating to an adult must not include information that—
a
identifies the adult, or
b
enables the adult to be identified (either by itself or in combination with other information),
unless the adult consents to the inclusion of that information.
6
Regulations under subsection (4) may make provision about information to be included in a notification.