Section 27 Confidentiality requirements: the OEGWI1
England and Wales Not yet in force
The OEGW must not disclose—
information obtained by virtue of provision mentioned in subsection (2),
correspondence between the OEGW and a public authority that relates to a particular information notice or compliance notice, or to the preparation of a particular improvement report, or
correspondence between the OEGW and a public authority that is, or contains, an information notice or compliance notice or an unpublished draft of an improvement report.
The provisions are—
section 15(1) (information notices);
section 20(10) (requirement to provide information that the OEGW reasonably requires for the purposes of a review of a compliance notice);
section 25(1) (public authority’s duty to co-operate with OEGW).
Subsection (1) does not apply to—
a disclosure mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) made with the consent of the public authority that provided the information or correspondence;
a disclosure made for purposes connected with the exercise of the OEGW’s functions;
a disclosure that relates only to a matter in relation to which the OEGW does not intend to take any further action under this Part;
a disclosure made for the purposes of civil proceedings;
a disclosure made for the purposes of a criminal investigation or criminal proceedings or for the purposes of the prevention or detection of crime;
a disclosure made in pursuance of an order of a court or tribunal;
a disclosure made in accordance with an enactment requiring or permitting the disclosure.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 27 in force at 27.4.2028 (conditional on an earlier day not being appointed by Welsh Ministers), see s. 46(4)(5)(6)(c)