# Freedom of Information Act 2000, Section 76: Disclosure of information between Commission and ombudsmen.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Commission may disclose to a person specified in the first column of the Table below any information obtained by, or furnished to, the Commission under or for the purposes of this Act or the data protection legislation if it appears to the Commission that the information relates to a matter which could be the subject of an investigation by that person under the enactment specified in relation to that person in the second column of that Table.
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Ombudsman
Enactment
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.
The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13).
The Health Service Commissioner for England.
The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46).
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A Local Commissioner as defined by section 23(3) of the Local Government Act 1974. The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
Part III or Part 3A of the Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7).
The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)
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The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
Part 2 of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 or Part 3 of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019
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The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints.
The Commissioner for Complaints (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1297 (N.I. 7)).
The Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.
The Ombudsman (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1298 (N.I. 8)).
The Commissioner for Older People in Wales
The Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 2006
(2) Schedule 7 (which contains amendments relating to information disclosed to ombudsmen under subsection (1) and to the disclosure of information by ombudsmen to the Commissioner) has effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/76 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-act-2000/section-76
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