64 Disclosure of information for research purposes

Chapter 5
Sharing for Research Purposes

64  Disclosure of information for research purposes

(1)     Information held by a public authority in connection with the authority's functions may be disclosed to another person for the purposes of research which is being or is to be carried out.

(2)     If the information is personal information it may not be disclosed under subsection (1) unless the following conditions are met.

(3)     The first condition is that, if the information identifies a particular person, it is processed before it is disclosed so that—

(a)     the person's identity is not specified in the information, and

(b)     it is not reasonably likely that the person's identity will be deduced from the information (whether by itself

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