8(1)Regulations may make provision for or in connection with authorising the supply of information, other than excluded information, held by—
(a)a police force,
(b)the probation service, or
(c)such other person as may be prescribed,
to a person within sub-paragraph (2) for use for the purposes of any provision of this Schedule.
(2)The persons within this sub-paragraph are—
(a)the Secretary of State;
(b)a person providing services to the Secretary of State;
(c)an approved person (within the meaning of paragraph 2).
(3)Information supplied under the regulations may not be supplied by the recipient to any other person unless—
(a)it could be supplied to that person under the regulations;
(b)it is supplied for the purposes of any civil or criminal proceedings; or
(c)it is required to be supplied under any enactment.
(4)In sub-paragraph (1) “excluded information” means any information relating to or acquired as a result of—
(a)the provision of medical or surgical treatment or care, or
(b)the provision of services by a social worker,
other than information as to whether a person is having (or has had) treatment in respect of the person's use of any drug.
(5)In sub-paragraph (1) “the probation service” means—
(a)in England and Wales, a local probation board established under section 4 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 or a provider of probation services;
(b)in Scotland, a local authority within the meaning of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.