After section 41 insert:
41A—Applications to be given to Commissioner of Police
(1) The Commissioner
must give the Commissioner of Police a copy of each application for approval
made under this Part other than under section 40 or 41.
(2) As soon as
reasonably practicable following receipt of an application under
subsection (1), the Commissioner of Police—
(a) must
make available to the Commissioner information about criminal convictions; and
(b) may
make available to the Commissioner other information to which the Commissioner
of Police has access,
relevant to whether the application should be granted.