Part 1The lists
Referrals
7Reference by court
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.