(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision requiring—
(a)in respect of every school for the management of which an education authority is responsible, the education authority; and
(b)in respect of every other school—
(i)where the school has a board of management, the board of management;
(ii)in any other case, the managers,
to provide to him and to such persons (including education authorities) as may be prescribed such information as regards the school and pupils attending the school as may be prescribed.
(2)For the purposes of this section information about the continuing education of pupils leaving a school, or the employment or training taken up by such pupils on leaving, is to be treated as information about the school.
(3)Where the Secretary of State exercises his power to make regulations under this section he shall do so with a view to making available information which is likely to—
(a)assist parents in choosing schools for their children;
(b)increase public awareness of the quality of the education provided by the schools concerned and the educational standards achieved in those schools; or
(c)assist in assessing the degree of efficiency with which the financial resources of those schools are managed.
(4)Information which is required by virtue of regulations made under this section shall be provided—
(a)in such form and manner; and
(b)on such occasions,
as may be prescribed.
(5)No information provided in accordance with regulations made under this section shall name any pupil to whom it relates.
(6)The Secretary of State may—
(a)publish information provided in accordance with regulations made under this section in such form and manner as he considers appropriate;
(b)require an education authority to publish such information at such times and in such form and manner as he may specify for the purposes of this section; or
(c)make arrangements for such information to be published in such form and manner, and by such persons, as he may specify for the purposes of this section.
(7)The powers given to the Secretary of State by this section and section 28J of this Act may be exercised so as to make different provision in relation to different areas.
(8)This section and sections 28J and 28K of this Act are not to be taken as restricting, or otherwise affecting, any other powers that the Secretary of State may have to make regulations with respect to, or otherwise require, the provision of information by any person.
(9)Regulations made under this section and sections 28J and 28K of this Act may make different provision for different cases or classes of case.
(10)This section does not apply to nursery schools.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 28I-28K inserted (1.5.1993) by Education (Schools) Act 1992 (c. 38), s.17; S.I. 1993/1190, art.3 (with art. 4)