Section 145Information orders

(1) This section applies if, on an application by the [^F1Commission], a court is satisfied that a person has failed to comply with a requirement of an information notice.

(2) The court may make an order requiring the person to provide to the [^F1Commission] some or all of the following—

(a)
information [^F2or documents] referred to in the information notice;
(b)
other information [^F3or documents] which the court is satisfied the [^F1Commission] requires, having regard to the statement included in the notice in accordance with section 142(2)(b).

(3) The order—

(a)
may specify the form in which the information [^F4or documents] must be provided,
(b)
must specify the time at which, or the period within which, the information [^F5or documents] must be provided, and
(c)
may specify the place where the information [^F6or documents] must be provided.

Amended text

This Section is shown as amended by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), among other instruments (see the annotations below) (commenced provisions as at 30 September 2026, ELI), as incorporated in the text in force on 30 September 2026 as published on legislation.gov.uk.

Annotations

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in s. 145(1)(2) substituted (30.9.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/386), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 23(2)(3); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
F2 Words in s. 145(2)(a) inserted (19.8.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 97(4)(a)(i), 142(3)(d)
F3 Words in s. 145(2)(b) inserted (19.8.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 97(4)(a)(ii), 142(3)(d)
F4 Words in s. 145(3)(a) inserted (19.8.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 97(4)(b)(i), 142(3)(d)
F5 Words in s. 145(3)(b) inserted (19.8.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 97(4)(b)(ii), 142(3)(d)
F6 Words in s. 145(3)(c) inserted (19.8.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 97(4)(b)(iii), 142(3)(d)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 145 in force at 25.5.2018 by S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(f)

https://dpa2018.digiphile.law/article/article-145.html

Text as at 18 September 2026.

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