Section 66 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Government Departments may be required to supply information

66 Government Departments may be required to supply information (1) Every Government Department, agent, or instrument of the Crown and every statutory body shall, when required, supply to every Care and Protection Co-ordinator, Social Worker, or member of the Police such information as it has in its possession relating to any child or young person where that information is required— (a) For the purposes of determining whether that child or young person is in need of care or protection (other than on the ground specified in section 14(1)(e) of this Act); or (b) For the purposes of any proceedings under this Part of this Act. (2) No information obtained pursuant to subsection (1) of this section— (a) Shall be used for the purposes of investigating any offence: (b) Shall be admissible as evidence in any proceedings other than proceedings under this Part of this Act. (3) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section limits or affects the Official Information Act 1982 .