the doctor, the doctor can equally refuse under this section, since the doctor was just acting as a channel of information to CYF. It would make no sense for CYF to be able to refuse, but for the doctor to have to release the information [ Case Note 12846 ]. See also Case Note 2438 , where a school acted as a channel of information to the Police about student drug dealing. People could report suspicions to the school, which then passed them on. Another example is an insurance company that could withhold the identity of informants who had contacted it alleging that a fire had been started deliberately [ Case Note 17375 ]. Can I find out who gave information against me? Not usually. Agencies can almost always withhold information that could identify people who make complaints or provide information ('informants'). This is because agencies with law enforcement functions rely heavily on receiving information from members of the public. If these members of the public thought that their identity would be released to the person they were providing information about then they would be less likely to provide it. So the agencies would not get information they need, and would not be able to investigate possible offences. There may be rare circumstances where releasing someone's identity will not deter others from providing information in the future. If people have to give information about others as part of their job - for instance in certain parts of the public service