(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 the Data Protection Act 1998.