Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50)

PART 7 U.K. OFCOM's powers and duties in relation to regulated services

CHAPTER 4 U.K. Information

Disclosure of information U.K.

116 Intelligence service information U.K.

(1) OFCOM may not disclose information received (directly or indirectly) from, or that relates to, an intelligence service unless the intelligence service consents to the disclosure.

(2) If OFCOM have disclosed information described in subsection (1) to a person, the person must not further disclose the information unless the intelligence service consents to the disclosure.

(3) If OFCOM would contravene subsection (1) by publishing in its entirety—

(a) a statement required to be published by section 47(5), or

(b) a report mentioned in section 164(5),

OFCOM must, before publication, remove or obscure the information which by reason of subsection (1) they must not disclose.

(4) In this section—

• “information” means information held by OFCOM in connection with an online safety matter;

• “intelligence service” means—

  (a)

  the Security Service,

  (b)

  the Secret Intelligence Service, or

  (c)

  the Government Communications Headquarters.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 116 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(4)(r)