Section 43(2)

Subsection (1) does not apply to a disclosure— other than a disclosure of an information notice or a decision notice, made with the consent of the person who provided the information or correspondence; made for purposes connected with the exercise of the OEP’s functions under section 33 (investigations) or paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 (functions of the OEP in Northern Ireland); made for purposes connected with the co-ordination of the OEP’s functions that relate to investigations under section 33 and a relevant ombudsman’s functions that relate to investigations by that ombudsman; made for purposes connected with the co-ordination of the OEP’s functions that relate to investigations under paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 and the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman’s functions that relate to investigations by the Ombudsman; made for the purposes of any publication of a report (or part of it) on an investigation under section 33 or paragraph 7 of Schedule 3; made for purposes connected with the exercise of the OEP’s functions under sections 35 to 41 or paragraphs 9 to 15 of Schedule 3 (enforcement); made to a devolved environmental governance body for purposes connected with the exercise of a devolved environmental governance function; made for purposes connected with the protection of the natural environment in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, to an authority of that country or territory, or an international organisation, that has functions in connection with the protection of the natural environment in that country or territory; of information, or correspondence, that relates only to a matter in relation to which the OEP has concluded that it intends to take no further steps under this Chapter or Part 1 of Schedule 3.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30