{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009/section-40AB",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009/section-40AB.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/40AB",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "40AB",
  "heading": "Sharing of technical education information by or with Ofqual",
  "text": "(1) Ofqual may disclose information to a relevant person for the purpose of a relevant function of—\n(a) Ofqual, or\n(b) the relevant person.\n(2) A relevant person may disclose information to Ofqual for the purpose of a relevant function of—\n(a) Ofqual, or\n(b) the relevant person.\n(3) In this section “relevant person” means—\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) the OfS;\n(c) Ofsted;\n(d) a prescribed person.\n(4) In this section “relevant function” means—\n(a) in relation to ... Ofqual, the OfS or Ofsted, a technical education function of that body so far as the function relates to England;\n(b) in relation to a prescribed person, a prescribed technical education function of that person, so far as the function relates to England.\n(5) In this section—\n“Ofqual”, the “OfS” and “Ofsted” have the same meanings as in section 40AA;\n“technical education function” means a function that relates to technical education qualifications approved, or that may be approved, by the Secretary of State under section A2D3 or A2D5.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 1A inserted (4.7.2016) by Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12), ss. 26(1), 44(5); S.I. 2016/695, art. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 40AB inserted (30.9.2022) by Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 (c. 21), ss. 11(2), 36(3); S.I. 2022/965, reg. 3(6) (with regs. 4, 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 40AB(3)(a) 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. 29(2) (with s. 13); S.I. 2025/598, reg. 3(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 40AB(4) 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. 29(3) (with s. 13); S.I. 2025/598, reg. 3(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 40AB(5) substituted (1.6.2025) by Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 (c. 14), s. 12(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 29(4) (with s. 13); S.I. 2025/598, reg. 3(g)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/22/section/40AB",
    "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."
}