Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21)

Part 1 E+W General functions of local authority: England

Information, advice and assistance E+W

[F1 13A Supply of information: free of charge early years provision E+W

(1) This subsection applies to information held for the purposes of functions relating to tax credits—

(a) by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, or

(b) by a person providing services to them, in connection with the provision of those services.

(2) This subsection applies to information held for the purposes of functions relating to social security—

(a) by the Secretary of State, or

(b) by a person providing services to the Secretary of State, in connection with the provision of those services.

(3) Information to which subsection (1) or (2) applies may be supplied to the Secretary of State, or a person providing services to the Secretary of State, for use for the purpose of determining eligibility for free of charge early years provision [F2 or for funding related to free of charge early years provision].

(4) Information to which subsection (2) applies may be supplied to an English local authority for use for that purpose.

(5) Information received by virtue of subsection (3) may be supplied—

(a) to another person to whom it could have been supplied under that subsection, or

(b) to an English local authority,

for use for that purpose.

(6) The references in subsections (4) and (5)(b) to an English local authority include references to a person exercising on behalf of an English local authority functions relating to eligibility for free of charge early years provision [F3 or for funding related to free of charge early years provision ].

(7) For the purposes of this section and section 13B, free of charge early years provision is early years provision which is required to be made available in pursuance of the duty imposed by section 7.

(8) This section does not limit the circumstances in which information may be supplied apart from this section.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 13A - S. 13B inserted (1.9.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 1(3), 82(3); S.I. 2012/1087, art. 3

F2 Words in s. 13A(3) inserted (26.3.2015) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), ss. 74(1)(a), 164(2)(c)

F3 Words in s. 13A(6) inserted (26.3.2015) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), ss. 74(1)(b), 164(2)(c)