12.—(1) The [F1Secretary of State] may disclose any information held for the purposes of the 1991 Act to—
(a)a court;
(b)any tribunal or other body or person mentioned in the 1991 Act;
(c)a person with a right of appeal under the 1991 Act to [F2the First-tier Tribunal],
where such disclosure is made for the purposes of any proceedings before any of those bodies relating to the 1991 Act, the benefit Acts, the Jobseekers Act 1995 M1 or Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 M2.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation “proceedings” includes the determination of an application referred to [F3the First-tier Tribunal] under section 28D(1)(b) of the 1991 Act.
(3) The [F4Secretary of State] may disclose information held for the purposes of the 1991 Act to a court in any case where—
(a)that court has exercised any power it has to make, vary or revive a maintenance order or to vary a maintenance agreement; and
(b)such disclosure is made for the purposes of any proceedings before that court in relation to that maintenance order or that maintenance agreement or for the purposes of any matters arising out of those proceedings.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 12(1) substituted (1.8.2012) by The Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2007), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 116(9)
F2Words in reg. 12(1)(c) substituted (3.11.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2683), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 346
F3Words in reg. 12(2) substituted (3.11.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2683), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 346
F4Words in reg. 12(3) substituted (1.8.2012) by The Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2007), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 116(9)
Marginal Citations