This Section provides for an information sharing gateway between the Secretary of State and enforcement officers and other persons. It also clarifies the extent to which the information obtained by the Secretary of State and enforcement officers can be used by them in connection with their enforcement functions.
	Subsection (1) provides definitions for the terms "enforcing authority", "enforcement function" and "civil proceedings function" which are used in this Section.
	Subsection (2) permits a person to share information with an enforcing authority for the purpose of exercising an enforcement function or a civil proceedings function.
	Subsection (3) provides that information obtained by an enforcing authority in connection with carrying out an enforcement function or a civil proceedings function can be used by an enforcing authority in connection with the exercise of an enforcement function or civil proceedings function, or by the Secretary of State in connection with a function of the Secretary of State under this Part.
	Subsection (4) allows the Secretary of State to share information obtained by an enforcing authority in connection with the exercise of an enforcement function or a civil proceedings function with a person, where doing so is relevant to carrying out an enforcement function, a civil proceedings function or a function of the Secretary of State under this Part.
	Subsection (5) permits the Secretary of State to disclose information obtained in connection with the exercise of an enforcement function or civil proceedings function to a person specified in Schedule 9 if the disclosure is made for the purpose of the exercise of that person’s own function.
	Subsection (6) allows the Secretary of State to amend Schedule 9 by regulations.
	Subsection (7) provides that regulations under subsection (6) are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
	Subsection (8) notes that Sections 136 to 138 contain further provision about disclosure of information under this Section.
Part 5: Enforcement of Labour Market Legislation Disclosure of information Section 135: Disclosure of information