Education and Skills Act 2008

[F1 76A Supply of information by Secretary of State or person providing services E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may make arrangements with any other person for the holding and supply of information in connection with, or for the purposes of, the provision of services in pursuance of section 68 or 70(1)(b).

(2) In this section “ relevant information ”, in relation to a person by whom services are provided under section 68 or 70(1)(b), means information which—

(a) is obtained by a person involved in the provision of those services in, or in connection with, the provision of those services,

(b) relates to a person for whom those services are provided;

but does not include information provided under section 72 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999.

(3) Relevant information may be supplied to—

(a) the Secretary of State, or

(b) a person providing services to the Secretary of State under this section.

(4) Information supplied under subsection (3) may be supplied to any person involved in the provision of services in pursuance of section 68 or 70(1)(b) for the purposes of the provision of those services.

F2 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6) Nothing in this section authorises the disclosure of any information in contravention of any provision of, or made under, this or any other Act (whenever passed or made) which prevents disclosure of the information.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 76A inserted (12.1.2010) by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), ss. 255(3), 269(4); S.I. 2009/3317, art. 2, Sch.

F2 S. 76A(5) omitted (1.2.2012) by virtue of Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 28(5), 82(3); S.I. 2012/84, art. 3