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76 Disclosure of information between Commissioner and ombudsmen.U.K.
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(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 [F1the data protection legislation] 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.
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| 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). |
| F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| [F3The Health Service Commissioner for Scotland.] | [F3The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46).] |
| A Local Commissioner as defined by section 23(3) of the Local Government Act 1974. The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman | Part III [F4or Part 3A] of the Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7). |
| [F5The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman | The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)] |
| [F6The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland.] | [F6Part II of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30).] |
| [F6The Scottish Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.] | [F6The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions)(Complaints of Maladministration) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1351).] |
| [F7The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales | Part 2 of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 [F8or Part 3 of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019]] |
| F9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| 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)). |
| [F10The Commissioner for Older People in Wales | The Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 2006] |
(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.
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F1Words in s. 76(1) substituted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 61 (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)
F2S. 76(1): entry relating to Health Service Commisioner for Wales repealed (1.4.2006) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10), ss. 39, 40, Sch. 6 para. 71(a), Sch. 7; S.I. 2005/2800, art. 5(1) (with art. 5(2), Sch. 2)
F3S. 76(1): entry repealed (S.) (23.10.2002) by Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11), s. 25, Sch. 6 para. 23(2)(a); S.S.I. 2002/467, art. 2
F4Words in s. 76 inserted (1.10.2010) by Health Act 2009 (c. 21), ss. 35, 40, Sch. 5 para. 14; S.I. 2010/1863, art. 2
F5S. 76(1): entry inserted (S.) (23.10.2002) by Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11), s. 25, Sch. 6 para. 23(2)(b); S.S.I. 2002/467, art. 2
F6S. 76(1): entry repealed (S.) (23.10.2002) by Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11), s. 25, Sch. 6 para. 23(2)(a); S.S.I. 2002/467, art. 2
F7S. 76(1): entry substituted (1.4.2006) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10), ss. 39(1), 40, Sch. 6 para. 71(b); S.I. 2005/2800, art. 5(1) (with art. 5(2), Sch. 2)
F8Words in s. 76 inserted (E.W.) (23.7.2019) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 3), s. 77(1), Sch. 5 para. 18; S.I. 2019/1096, reg. 2
F9S. 76(1): entry relating to Social Housing Ombudsman for Wales repealed (1.4.2006) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10), ss. 39, 40, Sch. 6 para. 71(a), Sch. 7; S.I. 2005/2800, art. 5(1) (with art. 5(2), Sch. 2)
F10S. 76(1): entry inserted (14.10.2006 for W.) by Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 30), ss. 1(2), 23, Sch. 1 para. 21(a); S.I. 2006/2699, art. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 76(1) applied (31.12.2009) by The INSPIRE Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3157), reg. 11(11)
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