2(1)A relevant minister may require a person within sub-paragraph (2) to provide the minister or a person acting on the minister’s behalf with such data (and in such form) as the minister or that person may reasonably require for the purpose of conducting data matching exercises.
(2)The persons within this sub-paragraph are—
(a)a relevant authority,
(b)a best value authority which is not a relevant authority, and
(c)an NHS foundation trust.
(3)“Best value authority” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Local Government Act 1999.