Part 2Support for participation in education or training: young adults with learning difficulties and young people in England

Provision of support services

I172Educational institutions: duty to provide information

1

Relevant information about a pupil or student who is attending an educational institution in England must be provided by the responsible person to a person involved in the provision of services in pursuance of section 68 or 70(1)(b), on a request by that person.

2

A request under subsection (1) by a person involved in the provision of services in pursuance of 68 or 70(1)(b) may be made only for the purposes of the provision of those services.

3

In 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” means—

    1. a

      a community, foundation or voluntary school,

    2. b

      a community or foundation special school,

    3. c

      a city technology college, a city college for the technology of the arts or an Academy,

    4. d

      a pupil referral unit,

    5. e

      an institution within the further education sector, or

    6. f

      an institution F1(other than one within any of paragraphs (a) to (e)) in receipt of funding from a local authority, the Young People’s Learning Agency for England or the Chief Executive of Skills Funding;

  • “responsible person” means—

    1. a

      in relation to a school within paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of “educational institution”, the governing body;

    2. b

      in relation to an institution within paragraph (c) or (f) of that definition, the proprietor;

    3. c

      in relation to a pupil referral unit, the F2local authority by which it is maintained;

    4. d

      in relation to an institution within the further education sector, the governing body within the meaning given by section 90 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13).