25(1)A person who is or has been employed to perform contracted-out functions at a directly managed secure college commits an offence if the person discloses any information—E+W
(a)which the person acquired in the course of the employment, and
(b)which relates to a particular person detained in youth detention accommodation.
(2)It is not an offence under this paragraph for a person to disclose information—
(a)in the course of the person's duty, or
(b)when authorised to do so by the Secretary of State.
(3)A person who commits an offence under this paragraph is liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both), and
(b)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding [F1the general limit in a magistrates’ court] or a fine (or both).
(4)In relation to an offence committed before [F22 May 2022], the reference in sub-paragraph (3)(b) to [F3the general limit in a magistrates’ court] is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
(5)In relation to an offence committed before section 85 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 comes into force, the reference in sub-paragraph (3)(b) to a fine is to be read as a reference to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 10 para. 25(3)(b) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1 table
F2Words in Sch. 10 para. 25(4) substituted (28.4.2022) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 33) and Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/500), regs. 1(2), 5(1), Sch. Pt. 1
F3Words in Sch. 10 para. 25(4) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1 table
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 10 para. 25 in force at 20.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/778, art. 2(1)(d)