Educational records
16(1)This paragraph applies to a record of information which—
(a)is processed by or on behalf of the Board of Governors, proprietor or trustees of, or a teacher at, a school in Northern Ireland specified in sub-paragraph (3),
(b)relates to an individual who is or has been a pupil at the school, and
(c)originated from, or was supplied by or on behalf of, any of the persons specified in sub-paragraph (4).
(2)But this paragraph does not apply to information which is processed by a teacher solely for the teacher’s own use.
(3)The schools referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) are—
(a)a grant-aided school;
(b)an independent school.
(4)The persons referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(c) are—
(a)a teacher at the school;
(b)an employee of the Education Authority, other than a teacher at the school;
(c)an employee of the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools, other than a teacher at the school;
(d)the pupil to whom the record relates;
(e)a parent, as defined by Article 2(2) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/594 (N.I. 3)).
(5)In this paragraph, “grant-aided school”, “independent school”, “proprietor” and “trustees” have the same meaning as in the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/594 (N.I. 3)).