{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-act-2014/section-56A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-act-2014/section-56A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2014/23",
  "legislation_title": "Care Act 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-act-2014",
  "path": "section/56A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "56A",
  "heading": "Provision of information to the Secretary of State",
  "text": "(1) The Care Quality Commission may provide market oversight information to the Secretary of State for use in connection with the Secretary of State’s functions under sections 30ZE to 30ZJ of the Care Standards Act 2000.\n(2) “Market oversight information” means information held by the Commission in connection with its functions under sections 54 to 56.\n(3) A disclosure of information authorised by subsection (1) does not breach—\n(a) any obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure, or\n(b) any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 56A inserted (15.7.2026) by Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (c. 21), ss. 20(2), 78(5); S.I. 2026/803, reg. 3(h)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/section/56A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:07:33.400424+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}