Part 4Enforcement of judgments and orders

Information requests and orders

97Departmental information requests

1

A departmental information request is a request for the disclosure of information held by, or on behalf of, a government department.

2

The request is to be made to the Minister of the Crown, or other person, who is in charge of the department.

3

In the case of a request made to the designated Secretary of State, the disclosure of some or all of the following information may be requested—

a

the full name of the debtor;

b

the address of the debtor;

c

the date of birth of the debtor;

d

the national insurance number of the debtor;

e

prescribed information.

4

In the case of a request made to the Commissioners, the disclosure of some or all of the following information may be requested—

a

whether or not the debtor is employed;

b

the name and address of the employer (if the debtor is employed);

c

the national insurance number of the debtor;

d

prescribed information.

5

In the case of any other request, the disclosure of prescribed information may be requested.

6

In this section—

  • “designated Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State designated for the purpose of this section by regulations;

  • “government department” does not include the following—

    1. a

      any part of the Scottish Administration;

    2. b

      a Northern Ireland department;

    3. c

      the Welsh Assembly Government or any member of staff appointed under section 52 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32);

  • “prescribed information”, in relation to a departmental information request, means information that falls within the category or categories of information (if any) prescribed by regulations in relation to the department to which the request relates.