38.—(1) The Commission shall establish and maintain a register of all information supplied to it by a police and crime panel or relevant office holder under these Regulations.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the Commission may publish or otherwise disclose to any person any information held on the register provided that the publication or disclosure is necessary for or conducive to the purpose of—
(a)improving the handling of complaints and conduct matters, or demonstrating the thoroughness and effectiveness of investigations by or under the management of the Commission;
(b)raising public awareness of the system by which complaints and conduct matters are handled; or
(c)improving that system.
(3) Information may not be published or disclosed in circumstances where in the opinion of the Commission the non-disclosure of information is necessary for the purposes mentioned in regulation 33(1)(a) and (b).