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
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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—
- a
a community, foundation or voluntary school,
- b
a community or foundation special school,
- c
a city technology college, a city college for the technology of the arts or an Academy,
- d
a pupil referral unit,
- e
an institution within the further education sector, or
- f
an institution F1(other than one within any of paragraphs (a) to (e)) in receipt of funding from a local authority, F3or the Secretary of State;
- a
“responsible person” means—
- a
in relation to a school within paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of “educational institution”, the governing body;
- b
in relation to an institution within paragraph (c) or (f) of that definition, the proprietor;
- c
in relation to a pupil referral unit, the F2local authority by which it is maintained;
- 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).
- a