Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

122 Sharing of information for education and training purposes E+W

(1) A person within subsection (3) may provide information to another person within that subsection, or a person within subsection (4), for the purpose of enabling or facilitating the exercise of any relevant function.

(2) A person within subsection (4) may provide information to a person within subsection (3) for the purpose of enabling or facilitating the exercise of any relevant function.

(3) The persons within this subsection are—

(a) the Chief Executive;

(b) the [F1 Secretary of State] ;

(c) a designated person;

(d) a member of the Chief Executive's staff;

(e) a member of staff of a designated person;

(f) a person providing services to any person within paragraphs (a) to (c).

(4) The persons within this subsection are—

(a) a [F2 local authority] in England;

(b) a person providing services to a [F2 local authority] in England [F3 in connection with its education functions].

(5) In subsections (1) and (2), “relevant function” means—

(a) any function of the Chief Executive,

(b) any function of the [F4 Secretary of State relating to education or training] , or

[F5 (c) any education function of a local authority in England,]

other than a function under this section.

(6) In this section—

• “the Chief Executive” means the Chief Executive of Skills Funding;

• “designated person” means a person by whom any function of the Chief Executive is exercisable by virtue of section 82(1);

• “member of staff of a designated person” means a person—

  (a)

  appointed by a designated person to assist the designated person in connection with the performance of any function exercisable by the designated person by virtue of section 82(1), or

  (b)

  exercising any function of the Chief Executive by virtue of section 82(4);

• “member of the Chief Executive's staff” means—

  (a)

  a member of the Chief Executive's staff appointed by the Chief Executive under paragraph 3 of Schedule 4, or

  (b)

  a member of staff provided to the Chief Executive by the Secretary of State under arrangements under paragraph 5 of that Schedule.

(7) Nothing in this section—

(a) affects any power to disclose information that exists apart from this section, or

(b) authorises the disclosure of any information in contravention of any provision made by or under any Act which prevents disclosure of the information.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 122(3)(b) substituted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 16 para. 48(2); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F2 Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children's Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158) , Sch. 2 para. 16(2)

F3 Words in s. 122(4)(b) substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children's Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 16(6)(a)

F4 Words in s. 122(5)(b) substituted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 16 para. 48(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F5 S. 122(5)(c) substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children's Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 16(6)(b)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 122 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/303, art. 3, Sch. 2 (with arts. 9-11)