Subsection (2) below applies where—
the Secretary of State serves a notice on a local authority requiring them to supply to the Secretary of State information specified in the notice;
the information is in the possession or control of the authority and was obtained by them for the purpose of carrying out their functions under this Act; and
the information is not personal information.
The authority shall supply the information required, and shall do so in such form and manner and at such time as the Secretary of State specifies in the notice.
Personal information is information which relates to an individual (living or dead) who can be identified from that information or from that and other information supplied by the authority; and personal information includes any expression of opinion about the individual and any indication of the intentions of any person in respect of the individual.