18Supply of information to or by lenders making external provider social loans
After section 122F of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) insert—
“Lenders making external provider social loans
122GSupply of information in connection with external provider social loans
(1)Regulations may make provision—
(a)authorising the Secretary of State, or a person providing services to the Secretary of State, to supply to relevant persons information relating to social security, and
(b)authorising or requiring relevant persons to supply to the Secretary of State, or a person providing services to the Secretary of State, information relating to the operation of arrangements under section 140ZA of the Contributions and Benefits Act (external provider social loans).
(2)In this section “relevant person” means—
(a)a person with whom arrangements have been made under section 140ZA of the Contributions and Benefits Act, or
(b)a person providing services to such a person.
(3)Regulations under this section must specify the purposes for which information may be supplied by virtue of subsection (1)(a), which must be purposes connected with external provider social loans.
(4)Regulations may make provision as to the use or disclosure of information supplied under the regulations (including provision creating criminal offences).
(5)In this section “external provider social loan” has the meaning given by section 140ZA(9) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.”