The Education (Student Information) (Wales) Regulations 2017 No. 886 (W. 214)

Regulation 8

SCHEDULE 1 Prescribed student information

1.  For each individual who is seeking, has sought or has obtained a specified qualification, the following information—

(a) surname;

(b) first name, or if more than one, each first name;

(c) gender;

(d) date of birth;

(e) ethnic group;

(f) home address and postcode;

(g) the unique learner number allocated to an individual by the Learning Records Service(1);

(h) the relevant qualifications or regulated qualifications, if any, held by the individual on enrolling or registering with the learning provider for the purpose of obtaining a specified qualification;

(i) the date on which the individual registered or enrolled with a learning provider for the purpose of obtaining a specified qualification.

2.  The name and address of the learning provider with whom the individual is or was registered or enrolled.

3.  For every specified qualification for which an individual is seeking, has sought or has obtained the—

(a) name of the qualification;

(b) unique identification code allocated to the qualification by Qualifications Wales(2);

(c) grade that a learning provider or an information collator predicts an individual to achieve before taking any examination or assessment leading to the qualification;

(d) grade, if any, achieved;

(e) name and address of the examination centre and examination centre number allocated by the person awarding the qualification at which any examination or assessment leading to the qualification was taken;

(f) date on which an individual was entered for an examination or assessment leading to the qualification;

(g) date the award of a qualification was made;

(h) unique number allocated to an individual seeking the qualification by the person awarding the qualification.

Regulation 9

SCHEDULE 2 Prescribed persons and prescribed categories of persons

PART 1 Prescribed persons

• Joint Council for Qualifications(3)

• Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales(4)

• Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Limited (company registration number 07442837)

• The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales(5)

• The Higher Education Funding Council for England(6)

• Qualifications Wales

• The Secretary of State

• The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation(7)

• The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (company registration number 02839815)

• Student Loans Company Limited (company registration number 02401034)

• The Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited (company registration number 02766993)

PART 2 Prescribed categories of persons

Learning provider

Persons who, for the purpose of promoting the education or well-being of students in Wales are—

(a) conducting research or analysis;

(b) producing statistics;

(c) providing information, advice or guidance;

and who require student information for that purpose.

(1)

The Learning Records Services is maintained by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.

(2)

Qualifications Wales is a body corporate established by section 2 of the Qualifications Wales Act 2015.

(3)

The Joint Council for Qualifications is a community interest company limited by guarantee.

(4)

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales is appointed by Order in Council under section 19 of the Education Act 2005 (c. 18).

(5)

The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales is a body corporate established under section 62 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13).

(6)

The Higher Education Funding Council for England is a body corporate established under section 62 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

(7)

The Office of Qualifications and Examination Regulation is a body corporate established by section 127 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22).