This section applies if—
a person is convicted of an offence by or before a court in the United Kingdom, or
a judgment is given against a person by a court in civil proceedings in the United Kingdom.
The court may make arrangements to bring the conviction or judgment to the attention of the lead enforcement authority if it appears to the court that—
having regard to the functions of the lead enforcement authority under this Act it is expedient for the conviction or judgment to be brought to the attention of the lead enforcement authority, and
without such arrangements the conviction or judgment may not be brought to the attention of the lead enforcement authority.