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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Disclosure by Public Prosecution Service for purposes of victim information schemes
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Point in time view as at 25/07/2015.
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Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, Cross Heading: Disclosure by Public Prosecution Service for purposes of victim information schemes is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 26 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Disclosure by Public Prosecution Service for purposes of victim information schemesN.I.
3—(1) A member of staff of the Public Prosecution Service may disclose relevant information relating to a victim to the Department for the purpose of enabling the Department to provide information and advice to the victim in connection with—N.I.
(a)a scheme under section 68 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (prisoner release victim information scheme); or
(b)a scheme under section 69A of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (victims of mentally disordered offenders information scheme).
(2) A member of staff of the Public Prosecution Service may disclose relevant information relating to a victim to the Board for the purpose of enabling the Board to provide information and advice to the victim in connection with a scheme under Article 25 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (the Probation Board for Northern Ireland victim information scheme).
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph “relevant information relating to a victim” means—
(a)the name and address of the victim;
(b)any telephone number or e-mail address at which the victim may be contacted;
(c)details of the criminal conduct concerned; and
(d)such other information relating to the victim or the criminal conduct concerned as it appears to the member of staff of the Public Prosecution Service to be appropriate to disclose for the purpose mentioned in sub-paragraph (1).
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