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Data Protection (Miscellaneous Subject Access Exemptions) Order 1987

As Enacted Cited authorities 28 Cited in Amendments 20 Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1987/1906
Year1987

1987 No. 1906

DATA PROTECTION

The Data Protection (Miscellaneous Subject Access Exemptions) Order 1987

Made 9th November 1987

Coming into force 11th November 1987

Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sections 34(2) and 40(2) of the Data Protection Act 19841and after consultation with the Data Protection Registrar in accordance with section 40(3) of that Act, I hereby make the following Order:

S-1 This Order may be cited as the Data Protection (Miscellaneous...

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Data Protection (Miscellaneous Subject Access Exemptions) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 11th November 1987.

(2) In this Order “the subject access provisions” has the meaning which it has for the purposes of Part IV of the Data Protection Act 19841.

S-2 There shall be exempted from the subject access provisions any...

2. There shall be exempted from the subject access provisions any personal data consisting of information the disclosure of which is prohibited or restricted by the enactments and instruments listed in the Schedule to this Order, being enactments and instruments which impose prohibitions or restrictions on disclosure which ought to prevail over those provisions in the interests of data subjects or of other individuals.

Douglas Hurd

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Home Office

9th November 1987

SCHEDULE

Article 2

EXEMPTIONS FROM SUBJECT ACCESS PROVISIONS

1 enactments and instruments extending to england and wales

PART I

enactments and instruments extending to england and wales

(a) Adoption records and reports

Sections 50 and 51 of the Adoption Act 19762(subject to the Note below).

Regulations 6 and 14 of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 19833, so far as they relate to records and other information in the possession of local authorities.

Rules 5, 6, 9, 17, 18, 21, 22 and 53 of the Adoption Rules 19844.

Rules 5, 6, 9, 17, 18, 21, 22 and 32 of the Magistrates' Courts (Adoption) Rules 19845.

Note Until the date of the coming into force of sections 50 and 51 of the Adoption Act 1976, the references above to those sections shall be construed as references, respectively, to sections 20 and 20A6of the Adoption Act 19587.

(b) Statement of child’s special educational needs

Regulation 11 of the Education (Special Educational Needs) Regulations 19838.

2 enactments and instruments extending to scotland

PART II

enactments and instruments extending to scotland

(a) Adoption records and reports

Section 45 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 19789.

Regulation 24 of the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 198410, so far as it relates to records and other information in the possession of local authorities.

Rule 230 of the Act of Sederunt (Rules of Court) (consolidation and amendment) 196511.

Paragraphs 9, 24 and 28 of the Act of Sederunt (Adoption of Children) 198412.

(b) Information provided by reporter for children’s hearing

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