Part 2: Prevention, investigation and prosecution of crime Chapter 2: Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews Section 30: Information: supplementary
As per paragraph 413, the collection and analysis of information relevant to the death will be essential in learning lessons to prevent future deaths. This section makes supplementary provision in relation to the disclosure of information. Subsection (1) provides that a person cannot be required by section 29 to disclose information they could not be compelled to disclose in proceedings before the High Court, meaning information that is subject to legal professional privilege cannot be required to be disclosed.
	Subsections (2) and (3) provide that a disclosure of information required or authorised by sections 27 to 29 (being information contained in notifications to the Secretary of State, contained in the report of the review, and information disclosed under section 29) does not breach any obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure, or any other restriction on the disclosure of information, but sections 27 to 29 do not require or authorise a disclosure that would contravene the data protection legislation (as defined in subsection (5)) or that is prohibited by any parts of Part 1 to 7 or Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. Subsection (4) provides that this information sharing gateway does not otherwise affect any existing powers or duties of review partners to disclose information.