76 Disclosure of information between Commissioner and ombudsmen.U.K.
(1)The Commissioner may disclose to a person specified in the first column of the Table below any information obtained by, or furnished to, the Commissioner under or for the purposes of this Act or [F1the data protection legislation] if it appears to the Commissioner that the information relates to a matter which could be the subject of an investigation by that person under the enactment specified in relation to that person in the second column of that Table.
TABLE
| Ombudsman | Enactment |
|---|---|
| The Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration. | The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13). |
| The Health Service Commissioner for England. | The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46). |
| F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| [F3The Health Service Commissioner for Scotland.] | [F3The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46).] |
| A Local Commissioner as defined by section 23(3) of the Local Government Act 1974. The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman | Part III [F4or Part 3A] of the Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7). |
| [F5The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman | The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)] |
| [F6The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland.] | [F6Part II of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30).] |
| [F6The Scottish Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.] | [F6The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions)(Complaints of Maladministration) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1351).] |
| [F7The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales | Part 2 of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005] |
| F8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints. | The Commissioner for Complaints (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1297 (N.I. 7)). |
| The Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. | The Ombudsman (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1298 (N.I. 8)). |
| [F9The Commissioner for Older People in Wales | The Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 2006] |
(2)Schedule 7 (which contains amendments relating to information disclosed to ombudsmen under subsection (1) and to the disclosure of information by ombudsmen to the Commissioner) has effect.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 76(1) substituted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 61 (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)
F2S. 76(1): entry relating to Health Service Commisioner for Wales repealed (1.4.2006) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10), ss. 39, 40, Sch. 6 para. 71(a), Sch. 7; S.I. 2005/2800, art. 5(1) (with art. 5(2), Sch. 2)
F3S. 76(1): entry repealed (S.) (23.10.2002) by Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11), s. 25, Sch. 6 para. 23(2)(a); S.S.I. 2002/467, art. 2
F4Words in s. 76 inserted (1.10.2010) by Health Act 2009 (c. 21), ss. 35, 40, Sch. 5 para. 14; S.I. 2010/1863, art. 2
F5S. 76(1): entry inserted (S.) (23.10.2002) by Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11), s. 25, Sch. 6 para. 23(2)(b); S.S.I. 2002/467, art. 2
F6S. 76(1): entry repealed (S.) (23.10.2002) by Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11), s. 25, Sch. 6 para. 23(2)(a); S.S.I. 2002/467, art. 2
F7S. 76(1): entry substituted (1.4.2006) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10), ss. 39(1), 40, Sch. 6 para. 71(b); S.I. 2005/2800, art. 5(1) (with art. 5(2), Sch. 2)
F8S. 76(1): entry relating to Social Housing Ombudsman for Wales repealed (1.4.2006) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10), ss. 39, 40, Sch. 6 para. 71(a), Sch. 7; S.I. 2005/2800, art. 5(1) (with art. 5(2), Sch. 2)
F9S. 76(1): entry inserted (14.10.2006 for W.) by Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 30), ss. 1(2), 23, Sch. 1 para. 21(a); S.I. 2006/2699, art. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 76(1) applied (31.12.2009) by The INSPIRE Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3157), reg. 11(11)