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8(1)No information relating to an NHS foundation trust or other person and obtained by an auditor (or by a person acting on the auditor's behalf) under this Chapter or in the course of an audit under this Chapter may be disclosed except—E+W
(a)with the consent of the person to whom the information relates,
(b)for the purposes of any functions of an auditor of an NHS foundation trust,
(c)for the purposes of the functions of [F1NHS England],
(d)for the purposes of the functions of the Comptroller and Auditor General under this Chapter,
(e)for the purposes of the functions of [F2the Care Quality Commission],
(f)for the purposes of any criminal proceedings.
(2)A person who discloses information in contravention of sub-paragraph (1) is guilty of an offence.
(3)A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (2) is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding [F3the general limit in a magistrates’ court] or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or to both),
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine (or to both).
(4)In relation to an offence committed before [F42 May 2022] the reference in sub-paragraph (3) to a period of imprisonment of [F5the general limit in a magistrates’ court] is a reference to a period of imprisonment of 6 months.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 10 para. 8(1)(c) substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 5 para. 32(a); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)
F2Words in Sch. 10 para. 8(1)(e) substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), s. 170(3)(4), Sch. 5 para. 86; S.I. 2009/462, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 35(bb)
F3Words in Sch. 10 para. 8(3)(a) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1 table (as amended (18.10.2023) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) (Revocation and Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1108), reg. 4(5)(6))
F4Words in Sch. 10 para. 8(4) substituted (28.4.2022) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 33) and Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/500), regs. 1(2), 5(1), Sch. Pt. 1
F5Words in Sch. 10 para. 8(4) substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1 table (as amended (18.10.2023) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) (Revocation and Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1108), reg. 4(5))
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