Search Legislation

Victims and Prisoners Act 2024

 Help about what version

What Version

 Help about advanced features

Advanced Features

 Help about opening options

Opening OptionsExpand opening options

Changes over time for: Section 43

 Help about opening options

Alternative versions:

Changes to legislation:

There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, Section 43. Help about Changes to Legislation

43Information sharing and data protectionE+W

(1)An advocate may, to the extent the advocate considers appropriate, share information received in the exercise of their functions with—

(a)the standing advocate;

(b)any other advocate appointed in respect of the same major incident;

(c)the Secretary of State;

(d)any other person exercising functions of a public nature;

(e)a victim of a major incident in respect of which the advocate is appointed.

(2)A person exercising functions of a public nature may share such information as the person considers appropriate with an advocate for the purposes of the advocate exercising their functions.

(3)An advocate may use information received in the exercise of their functions only for the purpose of exercising their functions.

(4)The information referred to in this section may comprise or include personal data.

(5)This section does not limit the circumstances in which information may be disclosed apart from this Part.

(6)Except as provided by subsection (7), a disclosure of information under this Part does not breach—

(a)any obligation of confidence owed by the person disclosing the information, or

(b)any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).

(7)Nothing in this Part requires or authorises the processing of information if the processing would contravene the data protection legislation (but, in determining whether it would do so, the powers conferred by this Part are to be taken into account).

(8)In this section, “personal data”, “processing” and “the data protection legislation” have the meanings given by section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018.

Commencement Information

I1S. 43 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 81(2)

I2S. 43(1)(b)-(e)(2)-(8) in force at 18.9.2024 by S.I. 2024/966, reg. 2(i)

Back to top

Options/Help