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.