112Cooperation and information sharing between the OfS and UKRIU.K.
(1)The OfS and UKRI may cooperate with one another in exercising any of their functions.
(2)The OfS and UKRI must, if required to do so by the Secretary of State, cooperate with one another in exercising any of their functions.
(3)The OfS may provide information to UKRI if the disclosure is made for the purposes of the exercise of any function of UKRI.
(4)UKRI may provide information to the OfS if the disclosure is made for the purposes of the exercise of any function of the OfS.
(5)Provision of information which is authorised by this section does not breach—
(a)an obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure, or
(b)any other restriction on the provision of information (however imposed).
(6)But nothing in this section authorises the OfS or UKRI to provide information where doing so contravenes [F1the data protection legislation] .
[F2(7)In this section, “the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act).]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 112(6) substituted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 214(2) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)
F2S. 112(7) inserted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 214(3) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)
Commencement Information
I1S. 112 in force at 1.4.2018 by S.I. 2018/241, reg. 2(m)