Part 1: Licensing of Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Chapter 1: Licensing of Activities Section 27: Power of Secretary of State to require information
Section 27 confers power to the Secretary of State to request information directly from a licence holder as required for the purposes of the Secretary of State’s functions. This could include requests for information to inform a transfer scheme or to facilitate the formulation of policy. Such information should be requested by way of a notice, which explains the nature and form of the information required and the time within which a response is requested. However, such a request cannot be made to obtain information protected by legal professional privilege, or, in Scotland, confidentiality of communications.
	Disclosure of information in accordance with this power does not breach any obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure nor does it breach any other restriction on disclosure however that restriction is imposed. However, this power does not authorise or require disclosure in a breach of the data protection legislation.