Education Act 2002

[F1 167C Directions under section 167A: information E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may provide to the appropriate authority any information relating to a person which is held by the Secretary of State in connection with his functions—

(a) under the Protection of Children Act 1999, except section 9 (the Tribunal);

(b) under Part 7 of the Care Standards Act 2000;

(c) under sections 142 to 144 of this Act;

(d) as registration authority under this Part.

(2) The National Assembly for Wales may provide to the appropriate authority any information relating to a person which is held by the Assembly in connection with its functions as registration authority under this Part.

(3) The [F2 Independent Safeguarding Authority] may provide to the appropriate authority any information relating to a person which is held by [F3 the Authority] in connection with its functions and which appears to it to be relevant to the exercise by the appropriate authority of its functions under sections 167A to 167C.

(4) The appropriate authority may provide to the [F2 Independent Safeguarding Authority], the General Teaching Council for England, the General Teaching Council for Wales, the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales any information relating to a person which is held by the appropriate authority in connection with its functions under section 167A.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 167A-167D and cross-heading inserted (12.10.2009 for W.) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 169, 188(3); S.I. 2009/2545, art. 3(1)(a)

F2 Words in s. 167C substituted (12.11.2009) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), ss. 81(2)(3)(k), 116(5)(a)

F3 Words in s. 167C substituted (12.11.2009) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), ss. 81(4)(a), 116(5)(a)