http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/26/section/87Renters’ Rights Act 2025Statute Law Database2026-06-01Expert Participation2026-06-01 Part 2Chapter 3 87 1 The database operator must not disclose restricted information from the database except— a in accordance with section 86(2) or (3), or b where authorised by regulations under this section. 2 The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision authorising the disclosure from the database of restricted information where the disclosure is necessary— a to enable or facilitate compliance with a statutory requirement specified in the regulations, b to enable or facilitate compliance with a requirement of a rule of law specified in the regulations, or c to facilitate the exercise of statutory functions specified in the regulations. 3 The regulations may— a specify the manner and form in which the information may be disclosed, and b impose restrictions on the use and further disclosure of information disclosed under the regulations. 4 A disclosure authorised by the regulations does not breach— a any obligation of confidence owed by the database operator, or b any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed). 5 Nothing in this section or the regulations authorises the making of a disclosure that would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether a disclosure would do so, take into account the powers conferred by this section and the regulations). 6 A person commits an offence if the person knowingly or recklessly discloses restricted information in contravention of— a subsection (1), or b a restriction on further disclosure imposed by regulations under this section. 7 A person guilty of an offence under subsection (6) is liable on summary conviction to a fine. 8 In this section— “data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act); “restricted information” means information that— is not made available to the public by virtue of regulations under section 86, and relates to and identifies a particular person (including a body corporate). 9 For the purposes of subsection (8) information identifies a particular person if the identity of that person— a is specified in the information, b can be deduced from the information, or c can be deduced from the information taken together with any other information. S. 87 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 145(2)