The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016

264.  In section 32 (power of Registrar General to supply information to national authorities)— E+W

(a) for subsection (2) substitute—

“(2) Information supplied under subsection (1) to the Secretary of State may be disclosed by the Secretary of State—

(a) to any other person if the disclosure is for research purposes; and

(b) to a Local Safeguarding Children Board in England or Safeguarding Children Board in Wales for the purposes of its functions.

(2A) Information supplied under subsection (1) to the Welsh Ministers may be disclosed by them—

(a) to any other person if the disclosure is for research purposes; and

(b) to a Local Safeguarding Children Board in England or a Safeguarding Children Board in Wales for the purposes of its functions.”;

(b) in subsection (4)—

(i) after “section 83(1)” insert “or section 83A(1)”;

(ii) at the end insert “or under section 184(1) of the 2014 Act.”;

(c) after subsection (4) insert—

“(5) “Local Safeguarding Children Board in England” and “Safeguarding Children Board in Wales” have the same meanings as in section 31.”

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 264 in force at 6.4.2016, see reg. 2(1)