242 Criminal proceedingsF1U.K.
(1)A public authority which holds information to which section 237 applies may disclose that information to any person—
(a)in connection with the investigation of any criminal offence in any part of the United Kingdom;
(b)for the purposes of any criminal proceedings there;
(c)for the purpose of any decision whether to start or bring to an end such an investigation or proceedings.
(2)Information disclosed under this section must not be used by the person to whom it is disclosed for any purpose other than that for which it is disclosed.
(3)A public authority must not make a disclosure under this section unless it is satisfied that the making of the disclosure is proportionate to what is sought to be achieved by it.
Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation
F1Act: for the words "solicitor of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland" wherever they occur there is substituted (prosp.) the words "solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland" by virtue of Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 5 [Editorial Note: this amendment will be carried through into the text of the Act at the same time as any other effects on the Act for the year in which the relevant commencement order (or first such order) is made]