SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Restrictions on disclosing information

Other permitted disclosures

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1

Paragraph 2(1) does not apply where information is disclosed—

a

for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out of functions of a Minister of the Crown (within the meaning of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975),

b

for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out by the SSRO of any of its functions,

c

for the purpose of enabling or assisting an authorised person to carry out any of its functions,

d

for the purpose of enabling or assisting a contractor to provide defence procurement services to the Secretary of State by virtue of arrangements mentioned in section 1,

e

to the person from whom the information was obtained or, where that person is associated with one or more other persons, to any such associated person,

f

by a person to whom the information is disclosed by virtue of paragraph (e),

g

in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000,

h

in connection with the investigation of a criminal offence or for the purposes of criminal proceedings,

i

for the purposes of civil proceedings,

j

in pursuance of an EU obligation,

k

for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out by the Comptroller and Auditor General of functions, or

l

in anonymised form.

2

In sub-paragraph (1)(d), “contractor” and “defence procurement services” have the same meanings as in Part 1.

3

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(l), information is disclosed in anonymised form if no individual or other person to whom the information relates can be identified from it.