Paragraph 28 F1

United Kingdom

(1)

The Welsh Administration Ombudsman may disclose to the Information Commissioner any information obtained by, or furnished to, the Welsh Administration Ombudsman under or for the purposes of this Schedule if the information appears to the Welsh Administration Ombudsman to relate to—

(a)

a matter in respect of which the Information Commissioner could exercise any power conferred by—

(i)

Part V of the Data Protection Act 1998 (enforcement),

(ii)

section 48 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (practice recommendations), or

(iii)

Part IV of that Act (enforcement), or

(b)

the commission of an offence under—

(i)

any provision of the Data Protection Act 1998 other than paragraph 12 of Schedule 9 (obstruction of execution of warrant), or

(ii)

section 77 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (offence of altering etc. records with intent to prevent disclosure).

(2)

Nothing in paragraph 25(1) applies in relation to the disclosure of information in accordance with this paragraph.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 9 para. 28 and crossheading preceding it inserted (30.1.2001) by 2000 c. 36, ss. 76(2), 87(2), Sch. 7 para. 8 (with ss. 56, 78)

Notes on Schedule 9

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 9 repealed (12.10.2005 in so far as relates, for certain purposes, to para. 8 and 1.4.2006 otherwise) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10), ss. 39, 40, Sch. 6 para. 69, Sch. 7 (with s. 38); S.I. 2005/2800, arts. 3, 5(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (with Sch. 2)

Notes on Part II

Modifications

C1: Sch. 9 Pt. II extended (1.7.1999 subject to art. 4(2)-(6) of the amending Act) by S.I. 1999/1791, art. 4(1)

Notes on Disclosure of information to Information Commissioner

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 9 para. 28 and crossheading preceding it inserted (30.1.2001) by 2000 c. 36, ss. 76(2), 87(2), Sch. 7 para. 8 (with ss. 56, 78)