Part 1Charities

Chapter 3Co-operation and information

Sharing information

I125Removal of restrictions on disclosure of certain information

1

No obligation as to secrecy or other restriction on disclosure of information however imposed prevents—

a

OSCR from disclosing any information to a designated body for—

i

any purpose connected with the exercise of OSCR's functions,

ii

the purpose of enabling or assisting that body to exercise any functions,

b

a designated body from disclosing any information to OSCR for the purpose of enabling or assisting OSCR to exercise any functions,

c

a charity trustee of a charity from disclosing any information about that charity to OSCR for the purpose of enabling or assisting OSCR to exercise any functions,

d

any person from disclosing any information to OSCR about any matter in respect of which the person is required or authorised by section 46 to make a report to OSCR, or

e

a relevant financial institution from disclosing any information to OSCR for the purpose of enabling or assisting OSCR to exercise any functions under section 47.

2

The Scottish Ministers may, by order, designate—

a

for the purposes of paragraph (a) of subsection (1), any public body or office-holder in Scotland, in any other part of the United Kingdom or in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom,

b

for the purposes of paragraph (b) of that subsection, any Scottish public authority with mixed functions or no reserved functions,

and references in that subsection to a “designated body” are to be construed accordingly.