Children, Schools and Families Act 2010

19 Power to alter treatment of sensitive personal information

(1) Schedule 1 (which contains amendments which alter the treatment under this Part of sensitive personal information) has effect.

(2) In this section “the Part 2 amending provisions” means the provisions of that Schedule and any related repeal in Schedule 4.

(3) The Lord Chancellor may not make an order under section 29(4) bringing into force any of the Part 2 amending provisions unless—

(a) an independent person appointed by the Lord Chancellor has carried out a review of the operation of this Part,

(b) in carrying out the review the independent person consulted the public about the operation of this Part, and

(c) the conclusions of the review have been set out in a report which has been laid before Parliament.

(4) No review for the purposes of subsection (3)(a) may be commenced before the end of the period of 18 months beginning with the time section 11 comes into force.

(5) Where section 11 is initially brought into force for one or more specified purposes only, the reference in subsection (4) to the time that section comes into force is to the earliest time it comes into force for any purpose.

(6) A statutory instrument containing an order under section 29(4) bringing into force any of the Part 2 amending provisions may not be made unless a draft of the instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.