Part 5Parts 2 to 4: supplementary
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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—
- 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);
- a
“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.
- a
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.