SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Exceptions to section 56

Proceedings relating to release of prisoners etc. in Northern Ireland

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1

Section 56(1) does not apply in relation to—

a

any proceedings before—

i

the Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland, or

ii

any Sentence Review Commissioners appointed under section 1 of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998, or

b

any proceedings arising out of such proceedings.

2

But sub-paragraph (1) does not permit the disclosure of anything to—

a

any person, other than the Secretary of State, who is or was a party to the proceedings, or

b

any person who—

i

represents such a person for the purposes of the proceedings, and

ii

does so otherwise than by virtue of appointment as a special advocate.