Regulation 13 Provision of relevant information for use in the provision of rehabilitation services
The following authorities and persons, namely—
a relevant authority;
a person authorised to exercise any function of a relevant authority relating to housing benefit;
a relevant local authority, or
a person authorised to exercise any function of a relevant local authority relating to the services mentioned in section 130B(10)
must provide any information specified in paragraph (2) held by that authority or person to an authority or person mentioned in sub-paragraphs (c) or (d) if requested in writing by that authority or person.
The information which must be provided is information which—
relates to a person who has been served with a warning notice; and
is relevant to the provision of rehabilitation services to that person by the authority to whom the information is provided.
Information received under paragraph (1) may be used only in the provision of rehabilitation services.
The information must be provided within the period of 4 weeks beginning with the date when the authority or person receives the written request.
This regulation does not limit the circumstances in which information may be supplied apart from this regulation.