The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Using purposes connected with the Healthy Start scheme

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

9.—(1) This regulation applies to relevant information held by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety or by a person providing services to the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, as a qualifying person for the purpose listed in regulation 6(1)(a)(ii).

(2) The purposes set out in paragraph (3) are prescribed—

(a)under Article 121(3)(a) of the 2015 Order as purposes for which the information may be used by that qualifying person; and

(b)under Article 121(3)(b) of the 2015 Order as purposes for use in relation to which the information may be supplied by that qualifying person to another qualifying person.

(3) The purposes are any purposes connected with the Healthy Start scheme.

(4) This regulation permits relevant information to be supplied to another qualifying person only where that other qualifying person is the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, or a person providing services to that Department, relating to the Healthy Start scheme.