5 Requests for information made by member States

5  Requests for information made by member States

(1)     If—

(a)     the central authority of a member State makes a request to the designated UK authority for information relating to an individual's convictions, and

(b)     conditions A and B are met,

the designated UK authority must, as soon as practicable before the end of the relevant period, provide the information to the central authority (but see subsection (5)).

(2)     Condition A is that the request is made—

(a)     for any of the law enforcement purposes, or

(b)     for the purposes of enabling the central authority to comply with a request made by an individual who is a UK national for information relating to the individual's convictions.

(3)     Condition B is that the information—

(a)     is recorded in the criminal records database for a part of the United Kingdom, or

(b)     is retained in accordance with section 2.

(4)     “The relevant period”

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