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.