8.—(1) For the purposes of section 114(3) of the 2005 Act, the persons referred to in paragraph (2) are prescribed persons.
(2) The persons referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a)the Local Government Association;
(b)Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills;
(c)the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority(1);
(d)the Learning and Skills Council for England(2);
(e)the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales(3);
(f)the National College for School Leadership(4);
(g)the Office of Manpower Economics(5);
(h)the Training and Development Agency for Schools(6);
(i)the General Teaching Council for England(7);
(j)an authority;
(k)Service Children’s Education(8);
(l)the proprietor of a school; and
(m)persons conducting research relating to qualifying workers or qualifying trainees which may be expected to be of public benefit.
(3) The Secretary of State may provide information referred to in Schedule 1 to these Regulations in respect of persons who are or have been qualifying workers or qualifying trainees to any person prescribed in paragraph (2).
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority was established by section 21 of the Education Act 1997 (c. 44).
The Learning and Skills Council for England was established by section 1 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21).
The Audit Commission was established by section 11 of the Local Government Act 1982 (c. 32) and continued by section 1 of the Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18).
The National College for School Leadership is a private company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales, company number 04014904.
The Office of Manpower Economics is an Agency of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
The Training and Development Agency for Schools was established originally as The Teacher Training Agency by section 1 of the Education Act 1994 (c. 30) and was renamed by section 74 of the Education Act 2005 (c. 18).
The General Teaching Council for England was established by section 1 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c.30).
Service Children’s Education is part of the Ministry of Defence.