The Child Support (Information, Evidence and Disclosure) Regulations 1992

PART III DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

Disclosure of information to a court or tribunal

8.  The Secretary of State or a child support officer may disclose any information held by them for the purposes of the Act to—

(a) a court;

(b) any tribunal or other body or person mentioned in the Act;

(c) any tribunal established under the benefit Acts,

where such disclosure is made for the purposes of any proceedings before any of those bodies relating to this Act or to the benefit Acts.

Disclosure of information to an appropriate authority for use in the exercise of housing benefit or council tax benefit functions

9.  The Secretary of State or a child support officer may disclose information held by him for the purposes of the Act to, and as required by, an appropriate authority for use in the exercise of its functions relating to housing benefit or council tax benefit.

Disclosure of information to the Secretary of State

10.  A child support officer may disclose any information held by him for the purposes of the Act to, and as required by, the Secretary of State for use in connection with the functions of the Secretary of State under any of the benefit Acts.

Employment to which section 50 of the Act applies

11.  For the purposes of section 50 of the Act (unauthorised disclosure of information) the following kinds of employment are prescribed in addition to those specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) of section 50(5)—

(a) the Comptroller and Auditor General;

(b) the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration;

(c) the Health Service Commissioner for England;

(d) the Health Service Commissioner for Wales;

(e) the Health Service Commissioner for Scotland;

(f) any member of the staff of the National Audit Office;

(g) any other person who carries out the administrative work of that Office, or who provides, or is employed in the provision of, services to it;

(h) any officer of any of the Commissioners referred to in paragraphs (b) to (e) above; and

(i) any person who provides, or is employed in the provision of, services to the Department of Social Security.