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Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

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97Departmental information requestsE+W

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(1)A departmental information request is a request for the disclosure of information held by, or on behalf of, a government department.

(2)The request is to be made to the Minister of the Crown, or other person, who is in charge of the department.

(3)In the case of a request made to the designated Secretary of State, the disclosure of some or all of the following information may be requested—

(a)the full name of the debtor;

(b)the address of the debtor;

(c)the date of birth of the debtor;

(d)the national insurance number of the debtor;

(e)prescribed information.

(4)In the case of a request made to the Commissioners, the disclosure of some or all of the following information may be requested—

(a)whether or not the debtor is employed;

(b)the name and address of the employer (if the debtor is employed);

(c)the national insurance number of the debtor;

(d)prescribed information.

(5)In the case of any other request, the disclosure of prescribed information may be requested.

(6)In this section—

  • designated Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State designated for the purpose of this section by regulations;

  • government department” does not include the following—

    (a)

    any part of the Scottish Administration;

    (b)

    a Northern Ireland department;

    (c)

    the Welsh Assembly Government or any member of staff appointed under section 52 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32);

  • prescribed information”, in relation to a departmental information request, means information that falls within the category or categories of information (if any) prescribed by regulations in relation to the department to which the request relates.

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