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Housing and Planning Act 2016, Section 90 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 30 January 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

90HMRC information for private registered providersE+W
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(1)HMRC may disclose information for the purpose of enabling a private registered provider of social housing to apply any relevant policy about levels of rent for high income social tenants in England.

(2)The information may only be disclosed to—

(a)the private registered provider of social housing,

(b)the Secretary of State for the purposes of passing the information to registered providers,

(c)a public body that has been given the function of passing information between HMRC and registered providers by regulations under subsection (3), or

(d)a body with which the Secretary of State has made arrangements for the passing of information between HMRC and registered providers.

(3)The Secretary of State may by regulations—

(a)give a public body the function mentioned in subsection (2)(c), and

(b)make provision about the carrying out of that function.

(4)The Secretary of State must obtain HMRC's consent before making—

(a)arrangements under subsection (2)(d), or

(b)regulations under subsection (3).

(5)Information disclosed under this section to the Secretary of State or to a body mentioned in subsection (2)(c) or (d) may be passed on to a registered provider for which it is intended.

(6)Information disclosed under this section may not otherwise be further disclosed without authorisation from HMRC.

(7)Where a person contravenes subsection (6) by disclosing any revenue and customs information relating to a person whose identity—

(a)is specified in the disclosure, or

(b)can be deduced from it,

section 19 of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (wrongful disclosure) applies in relation to that disclosure as it applies in relation to a disclosure of such information in contravention of section 20(9) of that Act.

(8)In this section—

  • HMRC” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;

  • relevant”, in relation to a private registered provider's policy about levels of rent for high income social tenants in England, means a policy that—

    (a)

    has been published as required by section 89, and

    (b)

    complies with any requirements imposed under subsection (2) of that section;

  • revenue and customs information relating to a person” has the meaning given by section 19(2) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005;

  • tenant” includes prospective tenant.

Commencement Information

I1S. 90 in force at 1.10.2016 by S.I. 2016/956, reg. 2(a)

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