For the purposes of section 253A of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, these Regulations prescribe the persons and categories of person to whom a person in England may provide student information, in addition to the Secretary of State and an information collator. These Regulations also prescribe the types of student information which a person in England may provide. Schedule 1 contains three lists of such information: in relation to the fourth key stage (Part 1); 16 to 19 Study Programmes (Part 2); and general information (Part 3).

Part 1 of Schedule 2 contains a list of prescribed persons and prescribed categories of person to whom the Secretary of State or an information collator may provide student information and Part 2 of Schedule 2 contains a list of prescribed persons and prescribed categories of person to whom any person (other than the Secretary of State or an information collator) may provide student information.

The Regulations further prescribe the circumstances in which a person in England may provide student information to a prescribed person or prescribed category of person, in addition to the Secretary of State or an information collator.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.