Part 8

Oversight arrangements
CHAPTER 1

Investigatory Powers Commissioner and other Judicial Commissioners

Reports and investigation and information powers

Information gateway
237
1
A disclosure of information to the Investigatory Powers Commissioner or another Judicial Commissioner for the purposes of any function of the Commissioner does not breach—
a
an obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure, or
b
any other restriction on the disclosure of information (whether imposed by virtue of this Act or otherwise).
2
But subsection (1) does not apply to a disclosure, in contravention of any provisions of the data protection legislation, of personal data which is not exempt from those provisions.
3
In this section, “
the data protection legislation
” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act).
S. 237 in force at 13.2.2017 by S.I. 2017/137, reg. 2(k)
S. 237(3) inserted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 203(3) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)
Words in s. 237(2) substituted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 203(2) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)