Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010 (asp 11)

SCHEDULE 3 Amendments of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)

Confidentiality of information

8 In section 19 (confidentiality of information)—

(a) in subsection (3)—

(i) for “patients”, where it first occurs, there is substituted “individuals (in particular or in general)”,

(ii) for “and” there is substituted “or”,

(iii) for “patients”, where it second occurs, there is substituted “the particular individuals or, as the case may be, individuals in general”,

(b) after subsection (4) there is inserted—

“(4A) The duty under subsection (4)(a) to inform a person about the identity of a person to whom information has been disclosed does not apply where informing the former person is likely to constitute a threat to the health or safety of the latter person.”