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Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

2015 CHAPTER 9

Commentary on Sections

Part 8: Violent Offences Prevention Orders

Supplementary

Section 72: Supply of information to relevant Northern Ireland departments or Secretary of State

This section allows the Chief Constable to verify information provided by the individual in compliance with their notification requirements, to ensure that the information notified is correct and that no detail has been omitted.  This will be done by comparing the details provided at notification against information provided by the person to certain bodies performing Government functions: a relevant Northern Ireland department, the Secretary of State, or a person providing services to a relevant Northern Ireland Government department or the Secretary of State.

It allows the Chief Constable to share the information for the purposes of the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of offences under this Part.  The information may only be shared for the purpose of checking that the information supplied to the police is accurate and for the purpose of compiling a report of the comparison.  This must be carried out in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

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