The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

[F1 Supply of full register etc to police forces [F2 and other agencies,] and restrictions on use E+W

109.— (1) This regulation applies to—

(a) any police force in Great Britain;

(b) the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (Reserve);

[F3 (c) the Serious Organised Crime Agency;]

(e) the Police Information Technology Organisation; F4 ...

(f) any body of constables established under an Act of Parliament.

[F5 (g) the Security Service;

(h) the Government Communications Headquarters; and

(i) the Secret Intelligence Service.]

(2) For the purposes of regulation 102(1) above the relevant part of the documents listed in that provision is the whole of them.

(3) No person serving whether as a constable, officer or employee in any of the forces and organisations to which this regulation applies may—

(a) supply a copy of the full register to any person,

(b) disclose any information contained in it (that is not contained in the edited register), or

(c) make use of any such information,

otherwise than for the [F6 purposes specified in paragraph (4)].

[F7 (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.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 6 inserted (16.10.2002) by The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1871), regs. 2(2), 15 (with reg. 2(3))

F2 Words in reg. 109 heading inserted (23.3.2006) by The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/752), regs. 1(1), 20(2)

F3 Reg. 109(1)(c) substituted for reg. 109(1)(c)(d) (1.4.2006) by The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Consequential and Supplementary Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/594), art. 1, Sch. para. 24

F4 Word in reg. 109(1)(e) omitted (23.3.2006) by virtue of The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/752), regs. 1(1), 20(3)(a)

F5 Reg. 109(1)(g)-(i) inserted (23.3.2006) by The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/752), regs. 1(1), 20(3)(b)

F6 Words in reg. 109(3) substituted (23.3.2006) by The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/752), regs. 1(1), 20(4)

F7 Reg. 109(4)-(5) inserted (23.3.2006) by The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/752), regs. 1(1), 20(5)