5(1)Paragraph 2(1) does not apply where information is disclosed—U.K.
(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.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 5 in force at 5.12.2014 by S.I. 2014/3162, art. 3(g)