115 Disclosure of information.E+W+S
(1)Any person who, apart from this subsection, would not have power to disclose information—
(a)to a relevant authority; or
(b)to a person acting on behalf of such an authority,
shall have power to do so in any case where the disclosure is necessary or expedient for the purposes of any provision of this Act.
(2)In subsection (1) above “relevant authority” means—
(a)the chief officer of police for a police area in England and Wales;
(b)the chief constable of a police force maintained under the M1Police (Scotland) Act 1967;
(c)a police authority within the meaning given by section 101(1) of the M2Police Act 1996;
(d)a local authority, that is to say—
(i)in relation to England, a county council, a district council, a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London;
(ii)in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council;
(iii)in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the M3Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
(e)a probation committee in England and Wales;
(f)a health authority;
[F1(g)a Primary Care Trust].
Textual Amendments
F1S. 115(2)(g) added (8.2.2000) by The Health Act 1999 (Supplementary, Consequential etc. Provisions) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/90), arts. 1, 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 35(7)
Commencement Information
I1S. 115 wholly in force; S. 115 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 121; In force at 30.9.1998 by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 2(1) (subject to savings in arts. 5-8)
Marginal Citations