Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023

Restriction of Act of 2014 in respect of notification made under this Part

34. (1) The Act of 2014 shall not apply to a record of, or relating to, a notification made under sections 27 , 28 and 29 , additional Part 4 information provided under section 31 , further Part 4 information provided under section 31 or any other provision of this Part which is held—

(a) pursuant to section 27 , by the Authority,

(b) pursuant to section 28 , by the chief inspector,

(c) pursuant to section 29 , by the Commission, or

(d) pursuant to section 30 , by the State Claims Agency (within the meaning of section 8(6) of the Act of 2000).

(2) Where information obtained from a notification referred to in subsection (1) (including additional Part 4 information and further Part 4 information) is shared under section 32 , the Act of 2014 shall not apply to a record of, or relating to, that notification (or that additional and further information) which is held by the relevant body referred to in section 32 with which it was shared.