Part 12: Core Fuel Sector Resilience Chapter 2: Powers for Resilience Purposes Section 277: Disclosure of information held by the Secretary of State
This section sets out that information obtained under the power to require information (section 273), the duty to report incidents (section 274), or the power to require information at specified intervals (section 276) may be disclosed to other government departments or devolved authorities for the purposes of maintaining or improving core fuel sector resilience, restoring or counteracting a disruption to or failure of continuity of core fuel supply (or potential adverse impact), or if necessary for the purpose of criminal proceedings. There are restrictions on this power where disclosure would contravene data protection legislation or certain parts of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.