Subsections (1) and (2) state that a public authority may share information relating to an individual with a person registered in the DVS register, where the individual makes a request to that person to provide DVS.
	Subsection (3) sets out that information disclosed under this section does not breach any duty of confidentiality owed by the public authority making the disclosure or any other restrictions (however imposed) relating to the disclosure of information.
	Subsection (4) does not authorise disclosure by a public authority that would breach the data protection legislation, although the power to disclose information under this section is to be taken into account in deciding whether the disclosure would breach the data protection legislation. Similarly, it does not authorise disclosure of information which is prohibited under Parts 1 to 7 or Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.
	Subsection (5) makes clear that public authorities may only disclose information which they have obtained through exercising functions of a public nature.
	Subsection (6) provides that this section does not affect any powers to disclose information that exist apart from this section.
	Subsection (7) enables public authorities to charge fees for disclosing information to persons providing DVS.
	Subsection (8) defines the terms "the data protection legislation" and "public authority" for the purpose of this section.
Part 2: Digital Verification Services Information Gateway Section 45: Power of public authority to disclose information to registered person