Disability Act 2005
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Exchange of information. |
12.—(1) The liaison officer who prepared a service statement may, with the consent of the applicant concerned or, where appropriate, a person referred to in section 9 (2), furnish a copy of the assessment report concerned or any other information which the liaison officer considers appropriate to a public body for the purpose of assisting the person in applying for personal or individual services provided by the body relevant to his or her needs. | |
(2) Where a public body is furnished with a copy of an assessment report under subsection (1), a member of staff of the body shall communicate with the applicant concerned, or where appropriate, a person referred to in section 9 (2) or the liaison officer concerned for the purpose of facilitating or co-ordinating the provision of any service that may be provided to the applicant by the body that it considers that he or she is entitled to. | ||
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising the processing of personal data (within the meaning of the Data Protection Act 1988 ) contrary to the provisions of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. |