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22: Clause 4, page 7, leave out lines 21 and 22 and insert— “(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for or in connection with—(a) specifying a description of consistent identifier for the purposes of this section;(b) requiring or authorising the disclosure of the consistent identifier to a designated person for the purpose of enabling the designated person to comply with subsection (4).(1A) A disclosure required or authorised by the regulations does not breach any obligation of confidence owed by the person disclosing the identifier.” Member’s explanatory statement This amendment would provide the Secretary of State with a regulation-making power to ensure designated persons under section 16LB (inserted by clause 4) can access the consistent identifier for children so those persons can comply with their duty to include the identifier when processing information about a child.