{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009/section-122",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009/section-122.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/22",
  "legislation_title": "Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009",
  "path": "section/122",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "122",
  "heading": "Sharing of information for education and training purposes",
  "text": "(1) A person within subsection (3) may provide information to another person within that subsection, or a person within subsection (4), for the purpose of enabling or facilitating the exercise of any relevant function.\n(2) A person within subsection (4) may provide information to a person within subsection (3) for the purpose of enabling or facilitating the exercise of any relevant function.\n(3) The persons within this subsection are—\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) the Secretary of State;\n(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(f) a person providing services to the Secretary of State\n(fza) a local authority in England exercising functions under Part 4 by virtue of regulations made under section 16(1) of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016;\n(fzb) a person providing services to a local authority in England in connection with functions exercisable by the local authority under Part 4 by virtue of regulations made under section 16(1) of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016;\n(fa) a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;\n(fb) a person providing services to a combined authority;\n(fc) a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;\n(fd) a person providing services to a combined county authority;\n(fe) the Mayor of London;\n(ff) a person providing services to the Mayor of London;\n(fg) the Greater London Authority;\n(fh) a person providing services to the Greater London Authority;\n(g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(4) The persons within this subsection are—\n(a) a local authority in England;\n(b) a person providing services to a local authority in England in connection with a relevant function of the authority .\n(5) In this section, “relevant function” means—\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) any function of the Secretary of State relating to education or training, ...\n(ba) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(c) any education function of a local authority in England, ...\n(d) any function of a combined authority under Part 4,\n(e) any function of a combined county authority under Part 4,\n(f) any function of the Mayor of London under Part 4,\n(g) any function of the Greater London Authority under Part 4, or\nother than a function under this section.\n(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(7) Nothing in this section—\n(a) affects any power to disclose information that exists apart from this section, or\n(b) authorises the disclosure of any information in contravention of any provision made by or under any Act which prevents disclosure of the information.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 122(3)(a) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(g), Sch. 14 para. 28(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 122(3)(b) substituted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 16 para. 48(2); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 122(3)(c) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(g), Sch. 14 para. 28(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 122(3)(d) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(g), Sch. 14 para. 28(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 122(3)(e) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(g), Sch. 14 para. 28(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 122(3)(f) substituted (26.5.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(g), Sch. 14 para. 28(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "S. 122(3)(fza)(fzb) inserted (22.4.2026) by The Buckinghamshire Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/446), regs. 1(1), 7(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "S. 122(3)(fa)(fb) inserted (6.11.2018) by The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1141), arts. 1(1), 8(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "S. 122(3)(fc)(fd) inserted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(c), Sch. 4 para. 196(2) (with s. 247)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "S. 122(3)(fe)-(fh) inserted (29.4.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(3), Sch. 13 para. 13(2)(a) (with s. 102)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "S. 122(3)(g) omitted (1.6.2025) by virtue of Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 (c. 14), s. 12(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 30(2) (with s. 13); S.I. 2025/598, reg. 3(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children's Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158) , Sch. 2 para. 16(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Words in s. 122(4)(b) substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children's Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 16(6)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Words in s. 122(4)(b) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4) of the amending S.I.) by The Cornwall Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/603), regs. 1(1), 7(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "Words in s. 122(5) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4) of the amending S.I.) by The Cornwall Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/603), regs. 1(1), 7(3)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F16",
      "text": "S. 122(5)(a) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(g), Sch. 14 para. 28(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F17",
      "text": "Words in s. 122(5)(b) substituted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 16 para. 48(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F18",
      "text": "Word in s. 122(5)(b) omitted (1.4.2017) by virtue of Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12), s. 44(5), Sch. 4 para. 7(b)(i); S.I. 2017/346, reg. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F19",
      "text": "S. 122(5)(ba) omitted (1.6.2025) by virtue of Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 (c. 14), s. 12(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 30(3) (with s. 13); S.I. 2025/598, reg. 3(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F20",
      "text": "Word in s. 122(5)(c) omitted (26.12.2023) by virtue of Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(c), Sch. 4 para. 196(3)(a) (with s. 247)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F21",
      "text": "S. 122(5)(d)-(g) substituted for s. 122(5)(d)(e) (29.4.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(3), Sch. 13 para. 13(3) (with s. 102)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F22",
      "text": "S. 122(6) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(g), Sch. 14 para. 28(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 122 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/303, art. 3, Sch. 2 (with arts. 9-11)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/22/section/122",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:10:50.261352+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}