Schedule 7: Permitted disclosure of material obtained by OGA
Schedule 7 establishes the circumstances in which, and to whom, the OGA is permitted to disclose carbon storage information and samples which have been reported to it.
	Paragraph 1 of the Schedule sets out those public bodies to whom the disclosure of information is permitted. The Secretary of State is able to update this list of public bodies, by way of regulations, should that be appropriate in future.
	The Schedule also sets out other permitted disclosures, including disclosure where consent has been sought; disclosure for reporting purposes; and disclosure required by other legislation or for the purpose of legal proceedings.
	Paragraph 4 provides for public disclosure once a pre-defined confidentiality period has passed, which is to be determined in regulations by the Secretary of State. This confidentiality period is to ensure protections are in place for commercially valuable information.