The Community Charges (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1989

Information from public bodies

6.—(1) The registration officer for a charging authority may, for the purpose of carrying out his functions under Part I of the Act, request (by notice given in writing) a person mentioned in paragraph (3) to supply to the officer such information as is specified in the notice and does not fall within paragraph (2).

(2) Information falls within this paragraph if–

(a) the information was obtained by the person concerned, or by a committee of such a person, in its capacity as police authority, or as a constituent council of such an authority,

(b) the information was obtained by the person concerned in its capacity as an employer, or

(c) the information consists of other than the name, address and any past or present place of residence of any person and the dates during which he is known or thought to have resided at that place.

(3) The persons referred to in paragraph (1) are–

(a) the registration officer for any other charging authority,

(b) the charging authority for which the officer making the request is the registration officer,

(c) any other charging authority,

(d) any precepting authority, and

(e) the electoral registration officer for any area in England and Wales.

(4) Information requested under paragraph (1) shall be supplied by the person requested to supply it if it is in his possession or control, and it shall be so supplied within 21 days of the day on which the request is made.

(5) A registration officer for a charging authority may (so far as he does not have the power to do so apart from this Part) supply relevant information to a registration officer for another charging authority even if he is not requested to supply the information.

(6) Information is relevant information for the purposes of paragraph (5) if–

(a) it was obtained by the first-mentioned officer in exercising his functions under Part I of the Act, and

(b) he believes it would be useful to the other officer in exercising his functions under that Part.