Section 30ZO Information sharingF1

(1)

The Secretary of State may require the CIECSS to provide relevant information to the Secretary of State for use in connection with the Secretary of State’s functions under this Part.

(2)

The CIECSS may otherwise provide relevant information to the Secretary of State for use in connection with those functions.

(3)

The Secretary of State may provide relevant information to the CIECSS for use in connection with the CIECSS’s functions under this Part.

(4)

“Relevant information” means information held by a person in connection with their functions under this Part.

(5)

The Secretary of State may provide financial oversight information to the Care Quality Commission for use in connection with the Commission’s functions under sections 54 to 56 of the Care Act 2014.

(6)

“Financial oversight information” means information held by the Secretary of State in connection with the Secretary of State’s functions under sections 30ZE to 30ZJ.

(7)

This section does not limit the circumstances in which information may be disclosed apart from this section.

(8)

A disclosure of information authorised by or required under this section does not breach—

(a)

any obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure, or

(b)

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

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 30ZO and cross-heading inserted (15.7.2026) by Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (c. 21), ss. 20(1), 78(5); S.I. 2026/803, reg. 3(h)

Notes on Part II

Modifications

C1: Pt. 2 restricted (7.12.2004) by Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38), ss. 2(4), 148 (with Sch. 4 paras. 1, 6-8); S.I. 2004/3203, art. 2
C2: Pt. 2: functions transferred (20.11.2003 for certain purposes and 1.4.2004 otherwise) by Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43), ss. 102(1)-(3), 199; S.I. 2004/759, art. 5(2)
C3: Pt. 2 modified (W.) (30.4.2003) by The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 10) and Transitional Provisions (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/152), art. 3
C4: Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (E.) (31.8.2004) by The Adult Placement Schemes (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2071), reg. 40(2), Sch. 5
C5: Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (W.) (1.8.2004) by The Adult Placement Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1756), reg. 3(3), Sch. 1
C6: Pt. 2: functions transferred (8.11.2006 for certain purposes and 1.4.2007 otherwise) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 148(1), 188(3); S.I. 2007/935, art. 5
C7: Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (1.4.2017) by The Private Dentistry (Wales) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/202), regs. 1, 39, Sch. 4
C8: Pt. 2 applied in part (with modifications) (E.) (28.4.2023) by The Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/416), regs. 1(2), 43(1), Sch. 4 (with reg. 44)