§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what restrictions apply to the public disclosure of information on the nature of the interview, by persons interviewed by his Department's inspectors in connection with an investigation under section 177 of the Financial Services Act 1986. [97363]
§ Mr. ByersInspectors appointed under Section 177 of the Financial Services Act 1986 are independent and are masters of their own procedures. The Department published in 1990 general guidance in the Investigation Handbook ISBN 0-11-515260-1 and Section 179-180 of the FSA restricts disclosure subject to a gateway regime. Common law duties of confidentiality may also apply.