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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/96</dc:identifier><dc:title>Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision about tribunals and inquiries; to establish an Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council; to amend the law relating to judicial appointments and appointments to the Law Commission; to amend the law relating to the enforcement of judgments and debts; to make further provision about the management and relief of debt; to make provision protecting cultural objects from seizure or forfeiture in certain circumstances; to amend the law relating to the taking of possession of land affected by compulsory purchase; to alter the powers of the High Court in judicial review applications; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-04-15</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-03-18</dct:valid>
					
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        </Number><Title>Enforcement of judgments and orders</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/part/4/crossheading/information-requests-and-orders" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/part/4/crossheading/information-requests-and-orders" NumberOfProvisions="11" Status="Prospective" Match="false" id="part-4-crossheading-information-requests-and-orders"><Title><Emphasis>Information requests and orders</Emphasis></Title><P1group Status="Prospective" Match="false"><Title>Action by the court</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/96" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/section/96" id="section-96"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">96</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/1" id="section-96-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This section applies if the creditor in relation to a judgment debt makes an application for information under section 95.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/2" id="section-96-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The relevant court may make one or more of the following in relation to the debtor—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/2/a" id="section-96-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a departmental information request;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/2/b" id="section-96-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>an information order.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/3" id="section-96-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The relevant court may exercise its powers under subsection (2) only if it is satisfied that to do so will help it to deal with the creditor's application.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/4" id="section-96-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Before exercising its powers under subsection (2), the relevant court must give notice to the debtor that the court intends to make a request or order.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/5" id="section-96-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The relevant court may not make a departmental information request to the Commissioners unless regulations are in force that have been made under section 102(4) and (7) and relate to the use or disclosure of debtor information disclosed by the Commissioners.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/6" id="section-96-6"><Pnumber>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The relevant court may disclose such information (including information identifying the debtor) as it considers necessary to assist the recipient of a request or order to comply with the request or order.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/7" id="section-96-7"><Pnumber>7</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A disclosure under subsection (6) is not to be taken to breach any restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/8" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/15/section/96/8" id="section-96-8"><Pnumber>8</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Nothing in this section is to be taken to prejudice any power that exists apart from this section to request or order the disclosure of information.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary></Legislation>