Section 99 Protection for personal recordsI1

(1)

An information notice may not require a person to provide or produce personal records or information contained in personal records.

(2)

But an information notice may require a person—

(a)

to produce a document (or a copy of a document) that is a personal record, omitting the information which (either alone or with other information) makes the document a personal record;

(b)

to provide information contained in a document which is a personal record, other than the information which (either alone or with other information) makes the document a personal record.

(3)

“Personal records” means documentary and other records concerning an individual (“P”) (whether living or dead) who can be identified from those records and relating to—

(a)

P's physical or mental health,

(b)

spiritual counselling or assistance given or to be given to P, or

(c)

counselling or assistance given or to be given to P in relation to P's personal welfare by a person who—

(i)

by reason of an office or occupation has responsibilities for P's personal welfare, or

(ii)

by reason of an order of a court has responsibilities for P's supervision.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 99 in force at 25.1.2018 by S.I. 2018/33, art. 2(c)

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Act substituted (19.9.2025) by Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 5), s. 67(1), Sch. 2 para. 21