(1)The Commissioner may disclose to a person specified in the first column of the Table below any information obtained by, or furnished to, the Commissioner under or for the purposes of this Act or the [1998 c. 29.] Data Protection Act 1998 if it appears to the Commissioner that the information relates to a matter which could be the subject of an investigation by that person under the enactment specified in relation to that person in the second column of that Table.
| Ombudsman | Enactment |
|---|---|
| The Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration. | The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13). |
| The Health Service Commissioner for England. | The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46). |
| The Health Service Commissioner for Wales. | The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46). |
| The Health Service Commissioner for Scotland. | The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46). |
| A Local Commissioner as defined by section 23(3) of the Local Government Act 1974. | Part III of the Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7). |
| The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland. | Part II of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30). |
| The Scottish Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration. | The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions)(Complaints of Maladministration) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1351). |
| The Welsh Administration Ombudsman. | Schedule 9 to the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38). |
| The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints. | The Commissioner for Complaints (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1297 (N.I. 7)). |
| The Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. | The Ombudsman (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1298 (N.I. 8)). |
(2)Schedule 7 (which contains amendments relating to information disclosed to ombudsmen under subsection (1) and to the disclosure of information by ombudsmen to the Commissioner) has effect.