# Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, Paragraph 20

Extent: E+W+S

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(2) Sub-paragraph (3) below applies where a consent given before the commencement of this Part authorises the disclosure of any information to the Secretary of State, or to a medical practitioner who is an officer of the Secretary of State.
(3) The consent shall have effect as if it also authorised the disclosure of the information—
(a) to a medical practitioner who is provided by any person in pursuance of a contract entered into with the Secretary of State, and
(b) if and to the extent that the Secretary of State so directs, to any employee of such a practitioner.
(4) In this paragraph—
“employee”, in relation to a medical practitioner, includes any person who performs ancillary services for the practitioner, and any employee of such a person;
“medical practitioner” has the same meaning as in that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/40/schedule/16/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/deregulation-and-contracting-out-act-1994/schedule-16/paragraph-20
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