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.