25. (1) A relevant authority or an agent of that authority, where the information concerned is held by that agent, shall at the request of a Minister of the Government provide information referred to in subsection (2) to—

(a) the Minister, for the purposes of—

(i) the performance of a function of the Minister under the Act of 2012,

(ii) the performance of a function conferred on or transferred to the Minister under section 8(3), 9(1)(a), 10 or 17 of the Act of 2011, or

(iii) the administration of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme,

or

(b) the Minister of the Government making the request (where that Minister of the Government is not the Minister) or another relevant authority, for the purposes of—

(i) the performance of a function of that Minister or relevant authority under the Act of 2012, or

(ii) the administration of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme.

(2) The information to be provided under subsection (1) is the following information in respect of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme:

(a) pension scheme membership information in respect of—

(i) a scheme member,

(ii) a former scheme member,

(iii) a pensioner,

(iv) a person who was, but is no longer, a pensioner,

(v) a pension scheme beneficiary, or

(vi) a person whose eligibility under a public service pension scheme is in the process of being determined;

(b) such additional information as may be prescribed.

(3) The Minister shall, when prescribing additional information under subsection (2)(b), have regard to whether the provision of such information to the Minister, another Minister of the Government or another relevant authority would—

(a) reduce the duplication of tasks by relevant authorities or their agents,

(b) increase the efficiency of a relevant authority in carrying out a function of that relevant authority,

(c) improve the quality of services provided by a relevant authority to a scheme member, former scheme member, pensioner, pension scheme beneficiary or a person whose eligibility under a public service pension scheme is in the process of being determined,

(d) improve the quality of information created, held and maintained by relevant authorities,

(e) strengthen the accountability of relevant authorities in relation to the operation of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme, or

(f) improve the quality of analysis and decision-making in relation to the Single Public Service Pension Scheme.