Part 5Parts 2 to 4: supplementary

Information

122Sharing of information for education and training purposes

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 Young People’s Learning Agency for England;

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 local education authority in England;

b

a person providing services to a local education authority in England in its capacity as such.

5

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

a

any function of the Chief Executive,

b

any function of the Young People’s Learning Agency for England, or

c

any function conferred on a local education authority in England in its capacity as such,

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—

    1. 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

    2. b

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

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

    1. a

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

    2. 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.