National Health Service Act 19777

In Schedule 11 to the National Health Service Act 19778, after paragraph 5 (restrictions on disclosing information) insert–

5A

Paragraph 5 above does not apply if–

a

the person who has obtained any such information as is referred to in that paragraph is, or is acting on behalf of a person who is, a public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and

b

the information is not held by the public authority on behalf of another person.