Part 1Police
Chapter 2Complaints and misconduct
Other functions
46Disclosure of information by and to the Commissioner
1
Information obtained by the Commissioner in connection with any of the Commissioner's functions may be disclosed by the Commissioner to any public body or office-holder (in Scotland, in any other part of the United Kingdom or in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom)—
a
for any purpose connected with the carrying out of any of the Commissioner's functions; or
b
for the purpose of enabling or assisting the public body or office-holder to carry out any function.
2
Information disclosed by the Commissioner under this section to any body or office-holder must not be further disclosed except—
a
for a purpose connected with any function of that body or office-holder; and
b
with the consent of the Commissioner.
3
Consent under subsection (2) may be given—
a
in relation to a particular disclosure; or
b
in relation to disclosures made in circumstances specified or described in the consent.
4
Any person may disclose information to the Commissioner if the disclosure is made for the purposes of the carrying out of any of the Commissioner's functions.
5
A disclosure under this section does not breach—
a
any obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure; or
b
any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).