The Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2018
1Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent
2Specified objectives for the disclosure of information in relation to public service delivery
3Amendment to section 36 of the Act (disclosure of information to gas and electricity suppliers etc)
SCHEDULE
1Specified objectives in relation to a specified person
2Multiple disadvantages objective
3Television retuning objective
4Fuel poverty objective
5Water poverty objective
6Scottish early learning and childcare objective

2018 No. 912

Disclosure Of Information

The Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2018

Made

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Minister for the Cabinet Office, with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 35(7), 36(5)(c) and 44(2)(b) of the Digital Economy Act 20171.

The Minister is satisfied that the purposes of the objectives specified comply with the conditions in section 35(9), (10) and (12) of the Digital Economy Act 2017.

The Minister for the Cabinet Office has consulted the Information Commissioner, the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers, the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland and such other persons as the Minister for the Cabinet Office considers appropriate, as required by section 44(4) of the Digital Economy Act 2017.

In accordance with section 44(7) of the Digital Economy Act 2017, a draft of these Regulations was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.