7Reference by court
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(1)Where a court convicts an individual of a relevant offence, it must give Ministers any prescribed information that it holds in relation to the convicted individual.
(2)Subsection (3) applies where a court—
(a)convicts an individual of an offence (other than a relevant offence), and
(b)is satisfied that it may be appropriate for the individual to be listed in the children’s list or in the adults' list (or in both lists).
(3)Where this subsection applies, the court may give Ministers any prescribed information that the court holds in relation to the convicted individual.
(4)This section applies in relation to offences committed before and after this section comes into force.