Part 1

Legal aid

Supplementary

Restriction on disclosure of other information
34
1
This section applies to information that is provided—
a
to the Lord Chancellor, the Director, a court, a tribunal or any other person on whom functions are imposed or conferred by or under this Part, and
b
in connection with the case of an individual seeking or receiving services provided under arrangements made for the purposes of this Part.
2
Such information must not be disclosed, subject to the exceptions in section 35.
3
A person who discloses information in contravention of this section is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
4
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that the person reasonably believed that the disclosure was lawful.
5
Proceedings for an offence under this section may not be brought without the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
6
Nothing in this section applies to information if—
a
it is provided to a person providing services under arrangements made for the purposes of this Part, and
b
it is provided by or on behalf of an individual seeking or receiving the services.
7
Nothing in this section applies to information to which section 33 applies.