27 Disclosure of information to facilitate collection of fines and other sums
Crime and Courts Act 2013 (2013 c 22) | Legislation

27  Disclosure of information to facilitate collection of fines and other sums

(1)     Schedule 5 to the Courts Act 2003 (collection of fines and other sums) is amended as follows.

(2)     Paragraphs 9A to 10 (disclosure of information by Secretary of State to court officer to help court decide whether to apply for benefit deductions etc) become Part 3A of the Schedule.

(3)     Accordingly, after paragraph 9 insert—

“Part 3A
Disclosure of Information, and Meaning of “Relevant Benefit” etc”.

(4)     In the heading before paragraph 9A, after “Disclosure of information in connection with” insert “making of attachment of earnings order or”.

(5)     For paragraph 9A (power of Secretary of State to disclose information to help court decide whether to apply for benefit deductions) substitute—

“9

(1)     The Secretary of State or a Northern Ireland department, or a person providing services to the Secretary of State or a Northern Ireland department, may disclose social security information to a relevant person.

(1A)     Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, or a person providing services to the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, may disclose finances information to a relevant person.

(1B)     The disclosure authorised by sub-paragraph (1) or (1A) is disclosure of the

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