Section 436D Provision of information to local authorities: parentsF1
Not yet in force
A parent of a child who is eligible to be registered by a local authority under section 436B must—
inform the local authority that the child is eligible for registration, and
provide the authority with any of the information referred to in section 436C(1) that the parent has.
A parent of a child who is registered by a local authority under section 436B must—
provide the authority, on request, with any of the information referred to in section 436C(1) that the parent has,
inform the authority of a change, of which the parent is aware, to any of the information required to be included in the register under section 436C(1)(a) to (d),
inform the authority, on request, if there have been any changes, of which the parent is aware, to any of the information mentioned in section 436C(1)(e), (f) or (g) since the information was last provided to the authority, and provide the authority with information about those changes, or confirm that there have been no changes, and
inform the authority if the child ceases to be eligible to be registered by that authority under section 436B as a result of no longer meeting Condition A (see subsection (3) of that section) or Condition C (see subsection (5) of that section).
A local authority—
must make a request mentioned in subsection (2)(c) in relation to each child registered by the local authority under section 436B at least once a year, but
may not make such a request more frequently than once every three months.
A person must comply with a duty under subsection (1) or (2) before the end of the relevant period.
In subsection (4) “relevant period” means—
in the case of the duty in subsection (1)(a) or (b), the period of 15 days beginning with the date on which the child becomes eligible for registration by the local authority;
in the case of the duty in subsection (2)(a), such period of not less than 15 days as the local authority specify in the request;
in the case of the duty in subsection (2)(b), the period of 15 days beginning with the date on which the parent becomes aware of the change;
in the case of the duty in subsection (2)(c), such period of not less than 15 days as the local authority specify in the request;
in the case of the duty in subsection (2)(d), the period of 15 days beginning with the date on which the child ceases to be eligible to be registered by the local authority under section 436B.
The duties in subsections (1) and (2) do not apply where the child is receiving full-time education by the following means—
arrangements made by the local authority under section 19 (in England) or section 19A (in Wales);
arrangements made by the proprietor of a relevant school at which the child is a registered pupil;
where the local authority is a local authority in England, arrangements made by the local authority under section 61 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (special educational provision otherwise than in schools, post-16 institutions etc);
where the local authority is a local authority in Wales, arrangements made by the local authority under section 53 of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (anaw 2) (additional learning provision otherwise than in schools);
any combination of the arrangements mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d);
any one or more of the arrangements mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) and attendance at a relevant school.
In this section “relevant school” has the same meaning as in section 436B.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Ss. 436B-436G and cross-heading inserted (29.4.2026 but only in relation to the power to make regulations conferred by ss. 436B, 436C, 436E, 436F, otherwise prosp.) by Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (c. 21), ss. 38(2), 78(1)(a)(3)(5)