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8.—(1) An adoption agency may disclose section 56 information that is not protected information(1) as it thinks fit for the purposes of carrying out its functions as an adoption agency.
(2) An adoption agency may disclose section 56 information (including protected information) to—
(a)a registered adoption support agency or another adoption agency which provides services to the adoption agency in connection with any of its functions under section 61 or 62 of the Act (disclosing protected information about adults or about children); or
(b)a person who is authorised in writing by the Secretary of State to obtain information for the purposes of research.
See section 57(3) of the Act for the meaning of “protected information”.
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