114.Subsection (1) provides that copies of any register which it has to keep are available for inspection. A person may be provided with a copy or extracts of a register on request (subsection (2)). A charge may be made except where prescribed in regulations or the registration authority decides it should be provided free. However, it would not be acceptable to release some information contained in registers, for example a list of children’s homes in a given area. Subsection (3) therefore enables regulations to be made providing that the register may not be inspected, or copies of the register or extracts are not to be made available, in such circumstances as the appropriate Minister may prescribe.
Commentary on Sections Miscellaneous and Supplemental Section 36 Provision of copies of registers