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- s. 7(3)(e) and word inserted by 2023 c. 20 Sch. para. 36(4)(c)
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15 Use of information by the BoardU.K.
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(1)Information which is held—
(a)by the Board, or
(b)by a person providing services to the Board, in connection with the provision of those services,
for the purposes of any functions specified in any paragraph of subsection (2) below may be used for the purposes of, or for any purposes connected with, the exercise of any functions specified in any other paragraph of that subsection, and may be supplied to any person providing services to the Board for those purposes.
(2)The functions referred to in subsection (1) above are—
(a)the functions of the Board in relation to F1 .... statutory paternity pay;
F2(aa). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)their functions in relation to statutory adoption pay; F3...
[F4(ba)their functions in relation to statutory shared parental pay; F5...]
[F6(bb)their functions in relation to statutory parental bereavement pay; and]
(c)their functions in relation to tax, contributions, statutory sick pay, statutory maternity pay or tax credits, or functions under Part 3 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48) [F7 (schemes that were contracted-out etc)] or Part 3 of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49) (corresponding provisions for Northern Ireland).
(3)In subsection (2)(c) above, “contributions” means contributions under Part 1 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) or Part 1 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7).
Textual Amendments
F1Word in s. 15(2)(a) repealed (5.4.2015) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), s. 139(6), Sch. 7 para. 58(a); S.I. 2014/1640, art. 7(gg) (with arts. 16 19)
F2S. 15(2)(aa) repealed (5.4.2015) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), s. 139(6), Sch. 7 para. 58(b); S.I. 2014/1640, art. 7(gg) (with arts. 16 19)
F3Word in s. 15(2) repealed (1.12.2014) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), s. 139(6), Sch. 7 para. 58(c); S.I. 2014/1640, art. 5(2)(w)
F4S. 15(2)(ba) inserted (1.12.2014) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), s. 139(6), Sch. 7 para. 58(d); S.I. 2014/1640, art. 5(2)(w)
F5Word in s. 15(2)(ba) omitted (18.1.2020) by virtue of Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 (c. 24), s. 2(2), Sch. para. 43(a); S.I. 2020/45, reg. 2
F6S. 15(2)(bb) inserted (18.1.2020) by Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 (c. 24), s. 2(2), Sch. para. 43(b); S.I. 2020/45, reg. 2
F7Words in s. 15(2)(c) substituted (6.4.2016 unless brought into force earlier by an order under s. 56(1) of the amending Act) by Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19), s. 56(4), Sch. 13 para. 72
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