OpenLegislation

Section 7 Assistance centreI1

United Kingdom Not yet in force

(1)

The Secretary of State must make arrangements for another person (“the assistance centre”) to—

(a)

provide advice and assistance relating to the entry requirements for regulated professions to—

(i)

individuals seeking to practise a regulated profession in the United Kingdom or a part of it, and

(ii)

such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate,

(b)

provide advice and assistance relating to the entry requirements for overseas professions to—

(i)

individuals with UK qualifications or UK experience seeking to practise an overseas profession in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, and

(ii)

such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, and

(c)

publish advice and information relating to—

(i)

the entry requirements for regulated professions, and

(ii)

the entry requirements for overseas professions.

(2)

A regulator of a regulated profession must provide to the assistance centre any information that—

(a)

is held by the regulator of the regulated profession, and

(b)

is requested by the assistance centre for the purposes of enabling it to discharge its functions under the arrangements.

(3)

The assistance centre must provide to the Secretary of State any information relating to the discharge of its functions under the arrangements that—

(a)

is held by the assistance centre, and

(b)

is requested by the Secretary of State.

(4)

A disclosure of information required under this section does not breach—

(a)

any obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure, or

(b)

any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).

(5)

Nothing in this section requires the making of a disclosure which contravenes the data protection legislation (save that the duties imposed by this section are to be taken into account in determining whether any disclosure contravenes that legislation).

(6)

In this section—

  • “the entry requirements” means—

    1. (a)

      in relation to a regulated profession, the requirements as to qualifications, experience or otherwise that must be met by an individual to become entitled to practise the profession in the United Kingdom or a part of it;

    2. (b)

      in relation to an overseas profession, the requirements as to qualifications, experience or otherwise that must be met by an individual to become entitled to practise the profession in the country or territory concerned;

  • “overseas profession” means a profession practised in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 21(4)(b)