SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 7 Disclosure of information by ombudsmen
The Commissions for Local Administration in England and Wales
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In section 32 of the M1Local Government Act 1974 (law of defamation, and disclosure of information) after subsection (6) there is inserted—
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Information obtained from the Information Commissioner by virtue of section 76 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 shall be treated for the purposes of subsection (2) above as obtained for the purposes of an investigation under this Part of this Act and, in relation to such information, the reference in paragraph (a) of that subsection to the investigation shall have effect as a reference to any investigation.