# The Access to Personal Files (Social Services) Regulations 1989, Regulation 5: Another individual involved


If any accessible personal information in respect of which a local social services authority have received a request under regulation 3 contains information relating to another individual who can be identified from that information (other than an individual to whom regulation 8(5)(b) or regulation 9(3)(a) applies), the local social services authority, within 14 days of receiving the request under regulation 3, or, if later, of receiving the information referred to in regulation 4, shall in writing inform that other individual of the request and that the accessible personal information contains information relating to him and ask that other individual whether he consents to the information relating to him being disclosed to the person making the request.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/206/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-personal-files-social-services-regulations-1989/regulation-5
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