Part 4: Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme Section 79: Publication and disclosure of information
Section 79 provides that the Secretary of State may make regulations to provide for the publication (subsection (1)(a)) or disclosure (subsection (1)(b)) of information provided in compliance with FIRS obligations (either when registering or responding to an information notice). Subsection (2) sets out that the power under subsection (1) includes the power to describe information or material which is not to be published.
	The power at subsection (1)(a) is an important feature of the scheme for realising the objective of strengthening the resilience of the UK political system against covert foreign influence by increasing transparency around political influence activities. The power at subsection (1)(b) will ensure data can be managed by the scheme management unit as well as shared with other enforcement agencies where necessary. The handling of data will be managed in accordance the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation.