Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [HL]

Absolutely not. It is for the court that is trying to find out these very specific pieces of information to say that it needs to know someone’s name, address, date of birth, national insurance number and the name and address of their employer because it is trying to find that person. That is all. No one can ask the courts to do anything, and it is certainly not about fishing around in Defra, as it were. It applies to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, and it recognises that from time to time the machinery of Government changes. It is one of the more specific clauses.