SCHEDULES
Schedule A1Persons dependent on drugs etc.
Information
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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.