IDG46450 - Public interest disclosures: Flowchart 1 - process
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| Is there an appropriate statutory gateway for disclosure? | Yes | Public interest disclosure is not appropriate - consider using the existing statutory gateway |
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| Is the disclosure for one of the purposes set out in the CRCA? These purposes are specified at IDG46250. | No | Public interest disclosure is not appropriate. You must not disclose the information. However, a Grade 7 (Band 11/B2) may consider contacting the Information Strategy team to recommend that Regulations be made to permit such a disclosure in the future. Please contact Information Strategy (see IDG90100). |
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| Is the disclosure covered by a general instruction within IDG46300? | No | You may consider disclosing the information under a specific authorisation from an authorised HMRC officer. Go to flowchart 3 at IDG46550 |
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| You may consider disclosing the information under a general instruction. Go to flowchart 2 at IDG46500. |
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NOTE: if in doubt as to the answer to any of these questions,
do not assume. Seek guidance from your line manager or from
Information Strategy (seeIDG90100).
See also
| IDG46050 | Public interest disclosures: Introduction |
| IDG46100 | Criteria for making public interest disclosures |
| IDG46150 | Establishing the necessity and proportionality of a disclosure |
| IDG46200 | Requesting additional disclosure categories |
| IDG46250 | Annex 1: Description of boundaries within which Commissioners currently permit individual instructions for public interest disclosures under section 20 CRCA |
| IDG46300 | Annex 2: General instructions to disclose |
| IDG46350 | Annex 3: Rules and procedures for issuing individual instructions to disclose |
| IDG46400 | Annex 4: Information to be logged when making public interest disclosures |
| IDG46500 | Flowchart 2: General instructions |
| IDG46550 | Flowchart 3: Individual instructions |
