# The Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026, Regulation 29: Information sharing


(1) Any information held by the designated person or the Agency under these Regulations may be shared with a body listed in paragraph (2) for the purposes set out in paragraph (3).
(2) The bodies are—
(a) a responsible authority;
(b) a public authority;
(c) a competent authority;
(d) the scheme administrator.
(3) The purposes are—
(a) for a responsible authority, enforcement functions relating to the electronic tracking of waste;
(b) for a public authority, functions relating to the prevention or management of waste or waste related crime;
(c) for a competent authority, the law enforcement purposes;
(d) for the scheme administrator, functions conferred on it by the 2024 Regulations.
(4) In this regulation—
(a) “the 2018 Act” means the Data Protection Act 2018;
(b) “the 2024 Regulations” mean the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024;
(c) “competent authority” has the same meaning as in section 30(1) of the 2018 Act;
(d) “public authority” has the same meaning as in section 7(1) of the 2018 Act;
(e) “responsible authority” means—
(i) the Agency;
(ii) the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
(iii) the Scottish Environment Protection Agency; or
(iv) the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland;
(f) “the law enforcement purposes” has the same meaning as in section 31 of the 2018 Act;
(g) “scheme administrator” means the person appointed pursuant to regulation 58 of the 2024 Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348282726/regulation/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-digital-waste-tracking-england-regulations-2026/regulation-29
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