(1)The Registrar General may provide to [F1the Secretary of State][F1any of the following persons] any information to which this section applies[F2—
(a)the Secretary of State,
(b)the Board,
(c)a clinical commissioning group,
(d)a local authority,
(e)the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence,
(f)the Health and Social Care Information Centre,
(g)a Special Health Authority which has functions that are exercisable in relation to England,
(h)the Care Quality Commission, and
(i)such other persons as the Secretary of State may specify in a direction.]
(2)Any information provided under subsection (1) must be provided in such form as appears to the Registrar General appropriate for the purpose of assisting [F3the Secretary of State][F3the person to whom the information is provided] in the performance of [F4his functions][F4functions exercisable by the person] in relation to the health service.
(3)This section applies to any information—
(a)entered in any register kept under the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c. 20),
(b)entered in the Adopted Children Register maintained by the Registrar General under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38), or
(c)which is kept by the Registrar General under any other enactment and relates to any birth or death.
(4)“Enactment” includes an enactment contained in subordinate legislation.
[F5(5)In this section, “local authority” has the same meaning as in section 2B.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 270(1) substituted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 285(2)(a), 306(1)(d)(4)
F2S. 270(1)(a)-(i) inserted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 285(2)(b), 306(1)(d)(4)
F3Words in s. 270(2) substituted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 285(3)(a), 306(1)(d)(4)
F4Words in s. 270(2) substituted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 285(3)(b), 306(1)(d)(4)
F5S. 270(5) inserted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 285(4), 306(1)(d)(4)