SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10Contracting out secure colleges

PART 3Contracting out functions at directly managed secure colleges

Wrongful disclosure of information relating to persons in youth detention accommodation

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1

A person who is or has been employed to perform contracted-out functions at a directly managed secure college commits an offence if the person discloses any information—

a

which the person acquired in the course of the employment, and

b

which relates to a particular person detained in youth detention accommodation.

2

It is not an offence under this paragraph for a person to disclose information—

a

in the course of the person's duty, or

b

when authorised to do so by the Secretary of State.

3

A person who commits an offence under this paragraph is liable—

a

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both), and

b

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F2the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both).

4

In relation to an offence committed before F12 May 2022, the reference in sub-paragraph (3)(b) to F3the general limit in a magistrates’ court is to be read as a reference to 6 months.

5

In relation to an offence committed before section 85 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 comes into force, the reference in sub-paragraph (3)(b) to a fine is to be read as a reference to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.