s 97 Departmental information requests
(1) A departmental information request is a request for the disclosure of information held by, or on behalf of, a government department. (2) The request is to be made to the Minister of the Crown, or other person, who is in charge of the department. (3) In the case of a request made to the designated Secretary of State, the disclosure of some or all of the following information may be requested— (a) the full name of the debtor; (b) the address of the debtor; (c) the date of birth of the debtor; (d) the national insurance number of the debtor; (e) prescribed information. (4) In the case of a request made to the Commissioners, the disclosure of some or all of the following information may be requested— (a) whether or not the debtor is employed; (b) the name and address of the employer (if the debtor is employed); (c) the national insurance number of the debtor; (d) prescribed information. (5) In the case of any other request, the disclosure of prescribed information may be requested. (6) In this section— “ designated Secretary of State ” means the Secretary of State designated for the purpose of this section by regulations; “ government department ” does not include the following— any part of the Scottish Administration; a Northern Ireland department; the Welsh Assembly Government or any member of staff appointed under section 52 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32); “ prescribed information ”, in relation to a departmental information request, means information that falls within the category or categories of information (if any) prescribed by regulations in relation to the department to which the request relates.