# Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, Section 40AA: Sharing of information by or with the Secretary of State


(1) The Secretary of State may disclose information to a relevant person for the purpose of a relevant function of that person.
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(3) A relevant person may disclose information to the Secretary of State for the purpose of—
(a) a function of the Secretary of State under, or relating to, Chapter A1 of Part 1, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/22/section/40AA (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009/section-40AA
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