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The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

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[F1[F2Processing of information in connection with annual canvass data matchingE+W

32ZBC.(1) Information disclosed under regulation 32ZBB may not be disclosed to any other person, except—

(a)so that it may be taken into account by a registration officer for the purposes of determining whether the annual canvass may be conducted otherwise than in accordance with regulation 32ZBD F3...;

(b)for the purpose of any civil or criminal proceedings.

(2) A person who discloses information in breach of paragraph (1) is guilty of an offence and liable—

(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to a fine, or to both;

(b)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to a fine, or both.

(3) Any person who processes information under regulation 32ZBB must do so in accordance with any requirements as to the processing of information that may have been imposed by the Minister for the Cabinet Office, including requirements as to the transfer, storage, destruction and security of that information.

(4) Where a registration officer processes the results of the data matching for the purposes of determining whether the officer may conduct the annual canvass required by section 9D(1) of the 1983 Act otherwise than in accordance with regulation 32ZBD, the officer must do so in accordance with any requirements as to the processing of information that may have been imposed by the Minister for the Cabinet Office in relation to the register of parliamentary electors in England or Wales and the register of local government electors in England.

(5) Where the Minister for the Cabinet Office imposes requirements as to processing under paragraph (3) or (4), such requirements must be imposed before a registration officer is required to disclose that information under regulation 32ZBB.]]

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