188 Direct disclosures of information: restrictions on civil liability
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (2023 c 56) | Legislation

Disclosures to prevent, detect or investigate economic crime etc

188  Direct disclosures of information: restrictions on civil liability

(1)     The protections set out in subsection (2) apply in relation to a disclosure made by a person (“A”) to another person (“B”) if—

(a)     A is carrying on business in circumstances where subsection (3) applies,

(b)     B is also carrying on business in circumstances where that subsection applies,

(c)     the information relates to a person who is a customer or former customer of A (“the customer”),

(d)     either the request condition or the warning condition is met,

(e)     A is satisfied that the disclosure of the information will or may assist B in carrying out relevant actions of B, and

(f)     the disclosure is not a privileged disclosure.

(2)     The protections are that, subject to subsection (11), the disclosure does not—

(a)     give rise to a breach of

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