Postal Services Act 2011

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(1) The Secretary of State may by order make provision for requiring any prescribed person to disclose any information (whether in the form of a document or otherwise) to the Secretary of State for any purpose of this Part.

(2) Information that—

(a) relates to pensions or other benefits under the RMPP or a new public scheme, or

(b) relates to the administration of the RMPP or a new public scheme in respect of those pensions or other benefits,

may be shared among relevant persons for the purpose of facilitating the administration of the RMPP or new public scheme.

(3) “Relevant persons” means—

(a) the Secretary of State,

(b) any person who administers, or exercises functions under, a new public scheme,

(c) the trustee of the RMPP,

(d) any person who exercises functions on behalf of the trustee of the RMPP, or

(e) any person who is or has been an employer of a qualifying member of the RMPP.

(4) In the event that a section of the RMPP is constituted as a separate pension scheme the members of which consist of or include persons who are qualifying members of the RMPP—

(a) any reference in subsection (2) to the RMPP includes that separate pension scheme, and

(b) any reference in subsection (3) to the trustee of the RMPP includes the trustees or managers of that separate pension scheme.