Any persons within subsection (2) may provide relevant information to each other.

Information provided under subsection (1) may only be used by the person to whom it is provided for a purpose which is a relevant purpose in relation to that person.

A local education authority in England may use relevant information held by it for any relevant purpose.

A local education authority in England may provide relevant information to any other such authority for a purpose which is a relevant purpose in relation to that other authority.

A service provider of a local education authority in England may provide relevant information to any other service provider of that or any other such authority for a purpose which is a relevant purpose in relation to that other service provider.

In this section—

• “relevant information”, in relation to a person providing or holding information, means information which—

  1. a

     is held by the person for a relevant purpose, and

  2. b

     is about a young person or a relevant young adult in England;

• “relevant purpose”—

  1. a

     in relation to a local education authority, means the purpose of, or a purpose connected with, the exercise of any function of the authority—

     1. i

        under this Part, or

     2. ii

        under or by virtue of sections 68 to 78;

  2. b

     in relation to a service provider of a local education authority (other than the authority in question), means the purpose of providing services of the kind mentioned in section 68(1);

• “service provider”, in relation to a local education authority in England, means—

  1. a

     where the authority itself provides services in exercise of its functions under subsection (1) of section 68, the authority;

  2. b

     where, in exercise of its functions under subsection (3)(b) of that section, the authority makes arrangements for the provision of services, the person providing those services.