[F1[F240ABSharing of technical education information by or with OfqualE+W+S
(1)Ofqual may disclose information to a relevant person for the purpose of a relevant function of—
(a)Ofqual, or
(b)the relevant person.
(2)A relevant person may disclose information to Ofqual for the purpose of a relevant function of—
(a)Ofqual, or
(b)the relevant person.
(3)In this section “relevant person” means—
(a)the Secretary of State;
(b)the OfS;
(c)Ofsted;
(d)a prescribed person.
(4)In this section “relevant function” means—
(a)in relation to the Secretary of State, Ofqual, the OfS or Ofsted, a technical education function of that body so far as the function relates to England;
(b)in relation to a prescribed person, a prescribed technical education function of that person, so far as the function relates to England.
(5)In this section—
“Ofqual”, the “OfS” and “Ofsted” have the same meanings as in section 40AA;
“technical education function” means a function that relates to technical education qualifications approved, or that may be approved, by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education under section A2D3 or A2D5.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 1A inserted (4.7.2016) by Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12), ss. 26(1), 44(5); S.I. 2016/695, art. 2(a)
F2S. 40AB inserted (30.9.2022) by Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 (c. 21), ss. 11(2), 36(3); S.I. 2022/965, reg. 3(6) (with regs. 4, 5)