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Domestic Abuse Act 2021

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Domestic Abuse Act 2021, Cross Heading: Disclosure of information by police is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 20 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. Help about Changes to Legislation

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77Guidance about the disclosure of information by police forcesE+W

(1)The Secretary of State must issue guidance to chief officers of police about the disclosure of police information by police forces for the purposes of preventing domestic abuse.

Police information” means information held by a police force.

(2)Each chief officer of police of a police force must have regard to any guidance issued under this section.

(3)The Secretary of State may from time to time revise any guidance issued under this section.

(4)Before issuing or revising guidance under this section, the Secretary of State must consult—

(a)the Domestic Abuse Commissioner,

(b)the National Police Chiefs' Council, and

(c)such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(5)Subsection (4) does not apply in relation to any revisions of guidance issued under this section if the Secretary of State considers the proposed revisions of the guidance are insubstantial.

(6)The Secretary of State must publish—

(a)any guidance issued under this section, and

(b)any revisions of that guidance.

(7)In this section—

  • chief officer of police” means—

    (a)

    in relation to the British Transport Police Force, the Chief Constable of that Force;

    (b)

    in relation to any other police force, the chief officer of police of that force;

  • police force” means—

    (a)

    a police force maintained by a local policing body, or

    (b)

    the British Transport Police Force.

Commencement Information

I1S. 77 in force at 5.4.2023 by S.I. 2023/406, reg. 2(b)

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