PART 6INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE
134Use of application-to-acceptance information for research purposes
1
The Welsh Ministers may—
a
use information obtained under section 133 for qualifying research, and
b
give information obtained under section 133 to the Commission or to an approved person for use for qualifying research.
2
The Welsh Ministers, the Commission or an approved person may publish the product of research carried out using information obtained under section 133 so long as—
a
a purpose in publishing it is to provide statistical information,
b
no individual to whom the information obtained under section 133 relates may be identified from the publication, and
c
the publication does not include information obtained under section 133 that may be regarded as commercially sensitive.
3
“Approved person” means—
a
a body approved by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of this section that uses or disseminates information for the purpose of research (“an approved body”), or
b
an individual approved by the Welsh Ministers or an approved body for the purposes of this section (“an approved researcher”).
4
An approved body may give information obtained under section 133 to an approved researcher, but an approved researcher may not give that information to—
a
another approved researcher, or
b
another approved body.
5
The Welsh Ministers must publish guidance regarding factors to be taken into account in deciding whether to approve a body or individual for the purposes of this section.
6
“Qualifying research” has the same meaning as in section 133.