Restrictions on disclosing informationE+W
5E+WNo person who obtains any information by virtue of section 260 or this Schedule may, otherwise than in connection with the execution of that section or this Schedule or of an order made under that section, disclose that information except—
(a)for the purposes of any criminal proceedings, or of a report of any criminal proceedings, or
(b)with permission granted by or on behalf of a Minister of the Crown.
6E+WParagraph 5 does not apply if—
(a)the person who has obtained any such information as is referred to in that paragraph is, or is acting on behalf of a person who is, a public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36), and
(b)the information is not held by the public authority on behalf of another person.