Freedom of Information Act 2016
76Decision-maker to tell relevant third parties etc
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76 Decision-maker to tell relevant third parties etc (1) The decision-maker, on receiving notice under section 75 of an application, must tell each relevant third party consulted under section 38 of the application.
(2) The decision-maker must also take reasonable steps to tell any other person or entity of the application if a decision by the ombudsman to disclose government information that relates to the ombudsman review may reasonably be expected to be of concern to the person or entity because— (a) for an individual— (i) the information is personal information about the individual; or (ii) the disclosure of the information would, or could reasonably be expected to, affect the person’s rights under (b) for an entity that is a government or government agency—the information concerns the affairs of the government or agency; or (c) the information concerns the trade secrets, business affairs, or research of the person or entity. (3) If disclosure of government information may reasonably be expected to be of concern to a person because the information is personal information about the person but the person is deceased, subsection (2) applies as if an eligible family member of the person were the person.