The Companies (Disclosure of Date of Birth Information) Regulations 2015

6.— [F1 (1)] The credit reference agency— U.K.

(a) is carrying on in the United Kingdom F2 ... a business comprising the furnishing of information relevant to the financial standing of individuals, being information collected by the agency for that purpose;

(b) maintains appropriate procedures—

(i) to ensure that an independent person can investigate and audit the measures maintained by the agency for the purposes of ensuring the security of any [F3 relevant date of birth information] disclosed to that agency; and

[F4 (ii) for the purposes of ensuring that it complies with its [F5 obligations under the data protection legislation (as defined in section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018)];]

(c) has not been found guilty of an offence under—

[F6 (i) section 1112 (false statements: basic offence) or section 1112A (false statements: aggravated offence) of the Act or section 2 of the Fraud Act 2006 (fraud by false representation);]

(ii) section 47 (failure to comply with enforcement notice) of the Data Protection Act 1998 in circumstances where it has used the [F7 relevant date of birth information] for purposes other than those described in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) of paragraph 7 below [F8 ; or

(iii) section 144 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (false statements made in response to an information notice) or section 148 of that Act (destroying or falsifying information and documents etc);]

[F9 (d) has not been given a penalty notice under section 155 of the Data Protection Act 2018 in circumstances described in paragraph (c)(ii), other than a penalty notice that has been cancelled.]

F10 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 para. 6(1): Sch. 2 para. 6 renumbered as Sch. 2 para. 6(1) (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 384(2) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)

F2 Words in Sch. 2 para. 6(1)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/348), reg. 2, Sch. 2 para. 12(b)(i) (with Sch. 4 para. 5) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 20); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Words in Sch. 2 para. 6(b)(i) substituted (21.3.2024) by The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/410), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 6(3)(b)(i)

F4 Sch. 2 para. 6(1)(b)(ii) substituted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 384(3) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)

F5 Words in Sch. 2 para. 6(1)(b)(ii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/348), reg. 2, Sch. 2 para. 12(b)(ii) (with Sch. 4 para. 5) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 20); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6 Sch. 2 para. 6(c)(i) substituted (21.3.2024) by The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/410), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 6(3)(b)(ii)

F7 Words in Sch. 2 para. 6(c)(ii) substituted (21.3.2024) by The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/410), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 6(3)(b)(iii)

F8 Sch. 2 para. 6(1)(c)(iii) and preceding word inserted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 384(4)(b) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)

F9 Sch. 2 para. 6(1)(d) inserted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 384(5) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)

F10 Sch. 2 para. 6(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/348), reg. 2, Sch. 2 para. 12(b)(iii) (with Sch. 4 para. 5) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 20); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)