2(1)A relevant minister may require a person within sub-paragraph (2) to provide the minister or a person acting on the minister's behalf with such data (and in such form) as the minister or that person may reasonably require for the purpose of conducting data matching exercises.E+W
(2)The persons within this sub-paragraph are—
(a)a relevant authority,
(b)a best value authority which is not a relevant authority, and
(c)an NHS foundation trust.
(3)“Best value authority” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Local Government Act 1999.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 9 para. 2 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.I. 2015/841, art. 3(u)