SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3 N.I. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION: VICTIM AND WITNESS SUPPORT SERVICES AND VICTIM INFORMATION SCHEMES

Disclosure by police to body providing support services for victims N.I.

1—(1) A police officer or member of the police support staff may disclose relevant information relating to a victim to a prescribed body for the purpose of enabling that body to advise the victim about support services provided by the body, or offer or provide support services to the victim. N.I.

(2) 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; and

(c)

such other information relating to the victim or the criminal conduct concerned as it appears to the police officer or member of the police support staff to be appropriate to disclose for the purpose mentioned in sub-paragraph (1);

“support services” means services involving the provision of information, advice, support or any other form of assistance to victims.