After section 40A insert—

“40AASharing of information by or with the Institute

(1)

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education may disclose information to a relevant person for the purpose of a relevant function of that person.

(2)

For disclosure of information by the Institute for the purposes of its own functions, see paragraph 10 of Schedule A1.

(3)

A relevant person may disclose information to the Institute for the purpose of—

(a)

a function of the Institute, or

(b)

a relevant function of that person.

(4)

In this section “relevant person” means—

(a)

Ofqual,

(b)

the OfS,

(c)

Ofsted, or

(d)

a prescribed person.

(5)

In this section “relevant function” means—

(a)

in relation to Ofqual, the OfS or Ofsted, a function of that body, so far as the function relates to England;

(b)

in relation to a prescribed person, a prescribed function of that person, so far as the function relates to England.

(6)

In this section—

“Ofqual” means the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation;

“OfS” means the Office for Students;

“Ofsted” means—

(a)

the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills, and

(b)

Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills.

(7)

Regulations under this section prescribing functions of a person may prescribe all of the person's functions.”