The Pupils' Educational Records (Scotland) Regulations 2003

Meaning of educational record

3.—(1) In these Regulations “educational records” means any records of information, excluding information contained in a Record of Needs, which–

(a)are processed by or on behalf of the responsible body;

(b)relate to any person who is or has been a pupil at the school;

(c)relate to the school education of that person; and

(d)originated from or was supplied by any of the persons specified in paragraph (2) below,

other than information which is kept and intended to be kept by a teacher or by an employee of the responsible body solely for their own use.

(2) The persons referred to in paragraph (l)(d) are–

(a)a teacher;

(b)any other employee of the responsible body;

(c)the pupil to whom the information relates; or

(d)a parent of that pupil.