PART 13Information

SECTION 1

Claims and information

Forwarding of information92

A relevant authority which holds relevant information—

a

shall forward it to the person or authority for the time being administering claims to or awards of housing benefit to which the relevant information relates, being either—

i

a local authority;

ii

a person providing services to a local authority; or

iii

a person authorised to exercise any function of a local authority relating to housing benefit; and

F1b

may, if the relevant authority is the Secretary of State or a person providing services to the Secretary of State, continue to hold a record of such information, whether as supplied or obtained or recorded, for such period as he considers appropriate.