Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25)
Schedule 3 — Exceptions to section 56
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(i)
(ii)
(b)
the Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland, or
any Sentence Review Commissioners appointed under
section 1 of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998, or
any proceedings arising out of such proceedings.
(2) But sub-paragraph (1) does not permit the disclosure of anything to—
(a) any person, other than the Secretary of State, who is or was a party
to the proceedings, or
(b) any person who—
(i) represents such a person for the purposes of the proceedings,
and
(ii) does so otherwise than by virtue of appointment as a special
advocate.
Employment or industrial tribunal proceedings
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(1) Section 56(1) does not apply in relation to any proceedings before an
employment tribunal where the applicant, or the applicant’s
representatives, are excluded for all or part of the proceedings pursuant to—
(a) a direction to the tribunal by virtue of section 10(5)(b) or (c) of the
Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (exclusion from Crown
employment proceedings by direction of Minister in interests of
national security), or
(b) a determination of the tribunal by virtue of section 10(6) of that Act
(determination by tribunal in interests of national security).
(2) Section 56(1) does not apply in relation to any proceedings before an
industrial tribunal in Northern Ireland where the applicant, or the
applicant’s representatives, are excluded for all or part of the proceedings
pursuant to—
(a) a direction to the tribunal by virtue of Article 12(5)(b) or (c) of the
Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1921
(N.I. 18)) (exclusion from Crown employment proceedings by
direction of Minister in interests of national security), or
(b) a determination of the tribunal by virtue of Article 12(6) of that Order
(determination by tribunal in interests of national security).
(3) Section 56(1) does not apply in relation to any proceedings arising out of
proceedings within sub-paragraph (1) or (2).
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But paragraph 14 does not permit the disclosure of anything to—
(a) the person who is or was the applicant in the proceedings before the
employment or industrial tribunal, or
(b) any person who—
(i) represents that person for the purposes of any proceedings
within paragraph 14, and
(ii) does so otherwise than by virtue of appointment as a special
advocate.
Proceedings relating to dismissal for certain offences
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Section 56(1) does not prohibit anything done in, for the purposes of, or in
connection with, so much of any legal proceedings as relates to the fairness
or unfairness of a dismissal on the following grounds—