http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/3141/regulation/55/madeThe Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No. 36) Regulations 2014enKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2019-11-19CRIMINAL LAWDATA PROTECTIONThese Regulations give effect to Commission Decision 2014/858/EU (OJ No. L 345, 1.12.2014, p. 6) and Council Decision 2014/857/EU (OJ No. L 345, 1.12.2014, p. 1) (together “the Protocol 36 Decisions”), made under Article 10(5) of Protocol (No. 36) on transitional provisions (“Protocol 36”) to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (“TEU” and “TFEU” respectively) and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.The Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No. 36) Regulations 2014PART 5Exchange of Information and Intelligence between Law Enforcement AuthoritiesTime limits55.

Subject to regulation 59—

(a)

in an urgent case regarding a serious offence—

(i)

a UK competent authority must respond within eight hours of a request when the information or intelligence requested in accordance with the Framework Decision is held in a database directly accessible by the UK competent authority; but

(ii)

where the provision of the information or intelligence requested in accordance with the Framework Decision within the period of eight hours would put a disproportionate burden on the UK competent authority, the UK competent authority—

(aa)

may postpone the provision of the information or intelligence for up to three days;

(bb)

must immediately inform the requesting competent authority of this postponement; and

(cc)

must provide reasons on the form set out in Annex A;

(b)

in a non-urgent case regarding a serious offence—

(i)

a UK competent authority must ensure that a request for information or intelligence in accordance with the Framework Decision is responded to within one week if the requested information or intelligence is held in a database directly accessible by the UK competent authority; but

(ii)

if the UK competent authority is unable to respond within seven days, it must provide reasons for that on the form set out in Annex A; and

(c)

in all other cases—

(i)

a UK competent authority must ensure that the information requested in accordance with the Framework Decision is communicated to the requesting competent authority within 14 days; but

(ii)

if the UK competent authority is unable to respond within 14 days, it must provide reasons on the form set out in Annex A.

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