Commentary on Provisions Part 6 – Registers of Liable Persons and Information Sharing Section 74 – Power to share information
113.This section provides that a local authority may disclose relevant information to certain persons where it is necessary for the performance of a function or in connection with the operation of a VL scheme. The information which can be disclosed is listed in subsection (4) and includes the name and address of liable persons offering overnight accommodation. The persons to whom information can be disclosed under this section are (i) another local authority with whom the disclosing authority has entered into a joint VL scheme, (ii) a person to whom a local authority’s functions have been delegated (under section 24) and (iii) a local authority’s authorised officer (subsection (1)(a) to (c)). Information disclosed to an authorised officer or a person to whom local authority functions have been delegated must only be used for the purpose of performing the function conferred on that person. An example of a circumstance in which information may be disclosed under this section is where the local authority provides an authorised officer with the name and address of a liable person to allow them to issue an information notice to that person.