PART 4E+WINVESTIGATORY POWERS OF WRA

CHAPTER 3E+WRESTRICTIONS ON POWERS IN CHAPTER 2

99Protection for personal recordsE+W

(1)An information notice may not require a person to provide or produce personal records or information contained in personal records.

(2)But an information notice may require a person—

(a)to produce a document (or a copy of a document) that is a personal record, omitting the information which (either alone or with other information) makes the document a personal record;

(b)to provide information contained in a document which is a personal record, other than the information which (either alone or with other information) makes the document a personal record.

(3)“Personal records” means documentary and other records concerning an individual (“P”) (whether living or dead) who can be identified from those records and relating to—

(a)P's physical or mental health,

(b)spiritual counselling or assistance given or to be given to P, or

(c)counselling or assistance given or to be given to P in relation to P's personal welfare by a person who—

(i)by reason of an office or occupation has responsibilities for P's personal welfare, or

(ii)by reason of an order of a court has responsibilities for P's supervision.