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Section 251B: Prohibition on disclosure of information

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 · 1992 c. 52View on legislation.gov.uk

Part VI: Administrative provisions

Subsection (1) does not prohibit the disclosure of information if—

the disclosure is made for the purpose of enabling or assisting ACAS to carry out any of its functions under this Act,
the disclosure is made for the purpose of enabling or assisting an officer of ACAS to carry out the functions of a conciliation officer under any enactment,

Subsection (2) does not authorise the making of a disclosure which contravenes the data protection legislation.

A person who discloses information in contravention of this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Proceedings in England and Wales for an offence under this section may be instituted only with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

For the purposes of this section information held by—

a person appointed by ACAS under section 210(2) in connection with functions specified in the appointment, or
an arbitrator or arbiter appointed by ACAS under any enactment in connection with functions specified in the appointment,

is information that is held by ACAS in connection with the provision of a service by ACAS.

In this section, "the data protection legislation" has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act).

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