# The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, Regulation 3: Amendments to the 2001 Regulations


After regulation 35 of the 2001 Regulations insert—
“Disclosure of certain local authorities’ records
35A. (1) A local authority listed in paragraph (2) may disclose to a registration officer information contained in records held by that authority, for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph 1A(1) of Schedule 2 to the 1983 Act.
(2) The authorities are—
(a) the authority by which the registration officer was appointed; and
(b) where the council by which the registration officer was appointed is a council for a district in a county for which there is a county council, that county council.
(3) A disclosure under paragraph (1) may be made only in accordance with a written agreement between the authority and the registration officer regulating the processing of the information, including its transfer, storage, destruction and security.
(4) Where an authority refuses a request by a registration officer to disclose information under paragraph (1) it must give the registration officer written reasons for its refusal.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111112595/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-england-and-wales-amendment-regulations-2014/regulation-3
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