Part 3Adult skills

Assessments of effectiveness of education or training

I187Benefit and training information

1

Information within subsection (2) or (3) may be—

a

used in connection with the exercise of an assessment function of the Secretary of State or a devolved authority, or

b

disclosed to a person for use in connection with the exercise of an assessment function of the Secretary of State or a devolved authority.

2

Information is within this subsection if—

a

it is about an individual who has attained the age of 19, and

b

it is held by the Secretary of State for the purposes of any function of the Secretary of State relating to social security.

3

Information is within this subsection if—

a

it is about an individual who has attained the age of 19,

b

it is held by the Secretary of State or a devolved authority, and

c

it relates to any training or course of education undertaken by the individual (whether before or after the individual attained the age of 19).

4

For the purposes of this section and sections 88 to 90, “assessment function” means any of the following functions—

a

evaluating the effectiveness of training or education provided for persons who have attained the age of 19;

b

assessing policy in relation to the provision of such training or education;

c

assessing policy in relation to social security or employment as it affects the provision of or participation in such training or education.