# Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, Paragraph 25


(1) A person who is or has been employed to perform contracted-out functions at a directly managed secure college commits an offence if the person discloses any information—
(a) which the person acquired in the course of the employment, and
(b) which relates to a particular person detained in youth detention accommodation.
(2) It is not an offence under this paragraph for a person to disclose information—
(a) in the course of the person's duty, or
(b) when authorised to do so by the Secretary of State.
(3) A person who commits an offence under this paragraph is liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both), and
(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both).
(4) In relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022, the reference in sub-paragraph (3)(b) to the general limit in a magistrates’ court is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
(5) In relation to an offence committed before section 85 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 comes into force, the reference in sub-paragraph (3)(b) to a fine is to be read as a reference to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/2/schedule/10/paragraph/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-courts-act-2015/schedule-10/paragraph-25
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