Part 2: The Domestic Abuse Commissioner Section 18: Disclosure of information
This section provides for a two-way information sharing gateway. Subsection (1) enables the Commissioner to disclose information to another person or organisation where the information was received by the Commissioner in connection with the Commissioner’s functions and if such disclosure would support the discharge by the Commissioner of any of the Commissioner’s functions. Conversely, any person or organisation may disclose information to the Commissioner for the purposes of supporting the Commissioner in the carrying out of the Commissioner’s functions.
	These disclosure powers are subject to the restrictions set out in subsections (4) to (6), namely that they do not override patient confidentiality, data protection legislation or prohibitions on disclosure in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. Subject to that, a disclosure of information under this section is not precluded by any other duty of confidentiality, or restriction on the disclosure of information (howsoever imposed) (subsection (3)).
	The operation of this information sharing gateway is without prejudice to any other power that exists to disclose information (subsection (7)).