Member

On Amendment 105, the noble Baroness is right to highlight that information sharing with emergency services can help protect consumers. Information sharing exists between authorities and bodies but it usually needs to be underpinned by legal gateways. Although the suggested amendment would make it compulsory to make provisions on information sharing with services, we do not think that we need to go so far. If this were made compulsory, there would be no option but to make information-sharing arrangements, which might be a blunt approach and might not allow for specific circumstances. The reason why the power is drafted in this way is to give a discretionary power and to enable us to make effective, tailored and proportionate regulations.