196 Publication and provision of materialE+W
(1)A [F1local authority] in Wales shall publish any qualifying material which the National Assembly for Wales provides to the authority for the purposes of this subsection.
(2)A [F1local authority] in Wales shall provide to such persons as the Assembly may specify any qualifying material which the Assembly provides to the authority for the purposes of this subsection.
(3)The governing body of any school maintained by a [F1local authority] in Wales shall provide to such persons as the Assembly may specify any qualifying material which the Assembly provides to the body for the purposes of this subsection.
(4)For the purposes of this section, “qualifying material” is material the Assembly considers likely to—
(a)assist parents in choosing schools for their children,
(b)increase public awareness of the quality of education provided at schools, or a school, and of the educational standards achieved there, or
(c)assist in assessing the degree of efficiency with which the financial resources of schools, or a school, are managed.
(5)No material published or provided under this section may name any individual to whom it relates.
(6)The publication or provision of material by a [F1local authority] or governing body under this section shall be in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 11(2)