Part 1Duty to participate in education or training: England

Chapter 2Local education authorities and educational institutions etc

Information

14Educational institutions: duty to provide information

1

Relevant information about a pupil or student—

a

who is attending an educational institution in England, and

b

to whom this Part applies,

must, on request by a local education authority in England, be provided by the responsible person to the authority.

2

A local education authority may request information under subsection (1) only for the purpose of enabling or assisting it to exercise its functions under this Part.

3

For the purpose of subsection (1), “relevant information” means—

a

the name, address and date of birth of the pupil or student;

b

the name and address of a parent of the pupil or student;

c

information in the institution’s possession about the pupil or student.

4

Information within subsection (3)(c) must not be provided under subsection (1) if—

a

the pupil or student concerned, in the case of a pupil or student who has attained the age of 16, or

b

a parent of the pupil or student concerned, in the case of a pupil or student who has not attained the age of 16,

has instructed the responsible person not to provide information of that kind under this section.

5

In this section, “educational institution” and “responsible person” have the same meanings as in section 13.