Section 121DD — Social Security Administration Act 1992: Independent review: further provision

Independent review: further provision 121DD 1 The Secretary of State must disclose information to the independent person appointed under section 121DC(1), or to a person acting on behalf of the independent person, where the information is reasonably required for the purposes of reviews being carried out under section 121DC.

2 Subsection (1) does not authorise the disclosure of information that is prohibited by any of Parts 1 to 7 or Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.

3 A disclosure of information under subsection (1) (as read subject to subsection (2)) 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).