Sexual Offences (Protected Material) Act 1997

6 Further disclosures by prosecutor

(1) Where—

(a) any material has been disclosed in accordance with section 3(2) to the defendant’s legal representative, and

(b) at a time when any relevant proceedings are current or in contemplation the legal representative either—

(i) ceases to act as the defendant’s legal representative in circumstances where section 4(5)(b) does not apply, or

(ii) dies or becomes incapacitated,

that material shall be further disclosed under this Act in accordance with whichever of section 3(2) or (3) is for the time being applicable.

(2) Where—

(a) any material has been disclosed in accordance with section 3(3), and

(b) at a time when any relevant proceedings are current or in contemplation the defendant acquires a legal representative who gives the prosecutor the undertaking required by section 4,

that material shall be further disclosed under this Act, in accordance with section 3(2), to the defendant’s legal representative.