Section 45 | Power of public authority to disclose information to registered person

(1)This section applies where—

(a)a person is registered in the DVS register, and

(b)an individual makes a request to the person for the provision of digital verification services in respect of which the person is registered.

(2)A public authority may disclose to the person information relating to the individual for the purpose of enabling the person to provide the digital verification services for the individual.

(3)A disclosure of information under this section does not breach—

(a)any obligation of confidence owed by the public authority making the disclosure, or

(b)any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).

(4)But this section does not authorise a disclosure of information which—

(a)would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether a disclosure would do so, the power conferred by this section is to be taken into account), or

(b)is prohibited by any of Parts 1 to 7 or Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.

(5)This section does not authorise a public authority to disclose information obtained by the authority otherwise than in connection with the exercise by the authority of functions of a public nature.

(6)This section does not affect a power to disclose information that exists apart from this section.

(7)A public authority may charge a person fees in respect of the disclosure to the person of information under this section.

(8)In this section—

“the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3(9) of that Act);

“public authority” means a person whose functions—

are of a public nature, or

include functions of that nature.