SCHEDULESF1In section 30 of the M1Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (limitation on disclosure of information), after
subsection (5) there is inserted—
SCHEDULE 7 Disclosure of information by ombudsmen
The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland
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“(5A)
Information obtained from the Information Commissioner by virtue of section 76 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 shall be treated for the purposes of subsection (2) as obtained for the purposes of an investigation under this Part of this Act and, in relation to such information, the reference in subsection (2)(a) to the investigation shall have effect as a reference to any investigation.”