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26.—(1) If a responsible body has in its possession or control, information relating to the management or use of controlled drugs by a relevant person that it considers to be of serious concern (which may be fitness to practise information that is unrelated to any specific instance of the management or use of a controlled drug), it may request in writing additional information in relation to the matter from any other responsible body which it considers may have relevant information.
(2) If a responsible body has received a request under paragraph (1)—
(a)it shall determine within a reasonable period of time whether or not to comply with the request; and
(b)it may disclose any information relating to the management or use of controlled drugs by a relevant person which it reasonably considers to be relevant to the request.
(3) If the responsible body wishes to disclose information under this regulation which contains confidential information which relates to and can identify a patient, the responsible body shall, so far as it is practical to do so, remove from the information the confidential information which relates to and can identify the patient.
(4) If the responsible body—
(a)is unable, under paragraph (3), to remove from any information to be disclosed any confidential information which relates to and can identify a patient; or
(b)considers it necessary to disclose information which contains the confidential information that relates to and can identify the patient,
the responsible body shall, where practicable, obtain the consent of the patient to whom the information relates.
(5) A responsible body is not required to disclose information under this regulation if the disclosure—
(a)would prejudice, or would be likely to prejudice, any investigation being conducted by the responsible body, or by any other responsible body, under any [F1statutory provision];
(b)would prejudice, or would be likely to prejudice, any civil or criminal proceedings; or
[F2(ba)would prejudice, or would be likely to prejudice, a regular or reserve force’s arrangements for service discipline; or]
(c)would involve disproportionate cost.
(6) Nothing in this regulation requires or permits any disclosure of information which is prohibited by or under any other [F3statutory provision] [F4or the [F5UK GDPR]].
[F6(7) In determining for the purposes of paragraph (6) whether disclosure is prohibited, it is to be assumed for the purposes of paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 2 to the Data Protection Act 2018 and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 11 to that Act (exemptions from certain provisions of the data protection legislation: disclosures required by law) that the disclosure is required by this regulation.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 26(5)(a) substituted (16.7.2015) by The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/278), regs. 1(1), 20(b)
F2Reg. 26(5)(ba) inserted (16.7.2015) by The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/278), regs. 1(1), 17
F3Words in reg. 26(6) substituted (16.7.2015) by The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/278), regs. 1(1), 20(b)
F4Words in reg. 26(6) inserted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 348(2) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)
F5Words in reg. 26(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 82 (with Sch. 3 para. 112); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Reg. 26(7) substituted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 348(3) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)
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