PART 3PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING APPLICATIONS
Authorised disclosures16
An intermediary agency must treat information obtained or held for the purposes of these Regulations as confidential, but may disclose such information (including information that identifies any person) as is necessary—
a
to the Registrar General or to the court for the purpose of obtaining information under regulation 12 or 13;
b
to the appropriate adoption agency for the purposes of ascertaining its views or seeking information under regulation 12;
c
to the subject to enable him to make an informed decision under regulation 7;
d
to a person providing counselling in connection with an application under these Regulations.