Motion summary
It was moved by the Baroness Buscombe, in Clause 19, page 9, line 18, at end to insert: “( ) Information may only be disclosed voluntarily under this section if the Commissioners of Inland Revenue or the Commissioners of Customs and Excise believe or suspect that the disclosure may be of information which directly or indirectly relates to a risk to national security or to a terrorist. ( ) Any request by a relevant public authority for disclosure of information under this section may only be made if it believes or suspects that that information may relate directly or indirectly to any risk to national security or to a terrorist. ( ) “Relevant public authority” has the same meaning as in Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23) save that there is added thereto the Financial Services Authority and the Director of Public Prosecutions. ( ) “Terrorist” has the same meaning as in Part 4 of this Act.”; which being objected to, the question was put thereupon, and