Technical and Further Education Act 2017

27 After section 40A insert—

“40AA Sharing 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.”