Section 20: How information disclosed are to be treated.

(1) All information collected publicly or received by the Council in the discharge of its functions and exercise of its powers under this Act shall be publicly accessible unless the disclosure of such information would be-
(a) harmful to the safety and security of any person;
(b) cause avoidable damage to the best interests of a known child or young person;
(c) irreparably damaging to the best interest of the known child or young person.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not prevent the disclosure of information for any purpose with the consent of the person in connection with whose case it was furnished where he did not furnish it himself, with that of the person or body of persons who furnished it.
(3) Any person who otherwise than in compliance with the provisions of this Act or of regulations made thereunder discloses information obtained by him committs an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of N50,000.00 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.