Version Superseded: 31/10/2012
Point in time view as at 05/12/2005.
Local Government Finance Act 1992, Cross Heading: Supply of information by authorities is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 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.
16(1)Regulations under this Schedule may include provision that (so far as it does not have power to do so apart from the regulations) an authority may supply relevant information to another authority, even if it is not requested to supply the information.E+W+S
(2)For the purposes of this paragraph information is relevant information if—
(a)it was obtained by the first-mentioned authority in exercising its functions under Part I or II of this Act;
(b)it believes it would be useful to the other authority in exercising its functions under either of those Parts; and
(c)it does not fall within any prescribed description of information which is not to be supplied.
17(1)Regulations under this Schedule may include provision that an authority—E+W+S
(a)may supply relevant information to any person who requests it for a purpose not relating to Part I or II of this Act; and
(b)may charge a prescribed fee for supplying the information.
(2)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above information is relevant information if—
(a)it was obtained by the authority for the purpose of carrying out its functions under Part I or II of this Act; and
(b)it is not personal information.
(3)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above personal information is information which relates to an individual (living or dead) who can be identified from that information or from that and other information supplied to any person by the authority; and personal information includes any expression of opinion about the individual and any indication of the intentions of any person in respect of the individual.
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