Amendment to provision for supply of full register etc to police forces and restrictions on use
20.—(1) Regulation 109 of the 2001 Regulations shall be amended as follows.
(2) In the heading after “police forces” insert “and other agencies,”.
(3) In paragraph (1)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (e) omit “and”; and
(b)after sub-paragraph (f) insert—
“(g)the Security Service;
(h)the Government Communications Headquarters; and
(i)the Secret Intelligence Service.”.
(4) In paragraph (3) for “purpose” to the end substitute “purposes specified in paragraph (4)”.
(5) After paragraph (3) insert—
“(4) The purposes referred to in paragraph (3) are—
(a)in the case of the forces and organisations falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) of paragraph (1)—
(i)the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal law (whether in England and Wales or elsewhere);
(ii)the vetting of a relevant person for the purpose of safeguarding national security; and
(b)in the case of the organisations falling within sub-paragraphs (g) to (i) of paragraph (1), those connected with the carrying out of any of their statutory functions.
(5) In this Regulation “relevant person” means—
(a)a constable or officer or prospective constable or officer of the force or organisation; or
(b)an employee of, or applicant for employment by, the force or organisation.”.