SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 Administration

Supply of information to authorities

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1

Regulations under this Schedule may include provision that no duty of confidentiality shall prevent the Secretary of State from disclosing relevant information to an authority.

2

For the purposes of this paragraph information is relevant information if—

a

it was obtained by the Secretary of State in exercising his functions under the Social Security Acts F1or Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012;

b

the Secretary of State believes it would be useful to the authority in exercising its functions under Part I or II of this Act; and

c

it falls within a prescribed description.