Finance Act 2009

Requirement for contact details for debtorU.K.

1(1)This Schedule applies where—U.K.

(a)a sum is payable by a person (“the debtor”) to the Commissioners under or by virtue of an enactment or under a contract settlement,

(b)an officer of Revenue and Customs reasonably requires contact details for the debtor for the purpose of collecting that sum,

(c)the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person (“the third party”) has any such details, and

(d)the condition in sub-paragraph (2) is met.

(2)That condition is that—

(a)the third party is a company, a local authority or a local authority association, or

(b)the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the third party obtained the details in the course of carrying on a business.

(3)This Schedule does not apply if—

(a)the third party is a charity and obtained the details in the course of providing services free of charge, or

(b)the third party is not a charity but obtained the details in the course of providing services on behalf of a charity that are free of charge to the recipient of the service.