# The Legal Aid (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2013, Regulation 4: Disclosure of information

Extent: E+W

The Director and Lord Chancellor must not disclose any information for the purposes of the investigation or prosecution of an offence (or a suspected offence) under the law of England and Wales or any other jurisdiction which—
(a) relates to the defence of an individual or a legal person who has made an application for criminal legal aid (whether or not a determination is made in their favour); and
(b) may be used for the purposes of the prosecution of that individual or legal person in that case.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/457/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-disclosure-of-information-regulations-2013/regulation-4
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