SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Consequential and related amendments

Employment Agencies Act 1973 (c. 35)

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Section 9 of the Employment Agencies Act 1973 (inspection) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (4)—

a

in paragraph (a), for the words before sub-paragraph (i) substitute “ No information to which this subsection applies shall be disclosed except— ”;

b

at the end of paragraph (a) insert

; or

vii

to an officer acting by virtue of section 26 of the Immigration Act 2016 (investigative functions in connection with labour market enforcement undertakings and orders); or

viii

to an officer acting for the purposes of Part 2 of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 for any purpose relating to that Part; or

ix

to the Pensions Regulator for the purposes of the exercise of any function of the Regulator; or

x

to the Care Quality Commission for the purposes of the exercise of any function of the Commission.

3

After subsection (4) insert—

5

Subsection (4) applies to—

a

information obtained in the course of exercising the powers conferred by this section,

b

information obtained pursuant to section 15(5A) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, and

c

information obtained in the course of exercising powers by virtue of section 26(1) of the Immigration Act 2016 (investigative functions in connection with labour market enforcement undertakings and orders).