These Regulations implement Article 10(3) of Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA.

Regulation 3 places an obligation upon a chief officer of a police force to comply with the information-sharing requirements of Article 10(3) of the Directive.

Regulation 4 requires the Secretary of State to identify a chief officer of a police force to carry out the obligations in regulation 3.

Regulation 5 allows that chief officer of police to request relevant information relating to disqualification from working with children from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Regulation 5 also places an obligation upon the DBS to provide that information to the chief officer of police in response to a request.