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Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Accessing information held by other agencies - Request and disclosure of information

120: Purpose of subpart

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"What this part of the law is about: letting agencies share information they already have."

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The purpose of this part of the law is to acknowledge that intelligence and security agencies can already ask other agencies for information they hold. It also recognises that agencies can already share information they have with intelligence and security agencies. You need to know that this part of the law does not give agencies any new legal rights or responsibilities.

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Part 5Accessing information held by other agencies
Request and disclosure of information

120Purpose of subpart

  1. The purpose of this subpart is—

  2. to recognise—
    1. the existing ability of an intelligence and security agency to request information held by other agencies; and
      1. the existing ability of an agency to disclose information that it holds to an intelligence and security agency; but
      2. not to confer on an agency any legal right or obligation.