{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/section-563",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/section-563.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/56",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996",
  "path": "section/563",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "563",
  "heading": "Educational records.",
  "text": "(1) Regulations may make provision as to—\n(a) the keeping, disclosure and transfer of educational records about persons receiving education at schools to which this section applies; and\n(b) the supply of copies of such records to such persons, and in such circumstances, as may be determined by or under the regulations.\n(2) The regulations may authorise persons who supply copies of such records in pursuance of the regulations to charge such fee as they think fit (not exceeding the cost of supply) in respect of each copy so supplied.\n(3) The schools to which this section applies are—\n(a) any school maintained by a local authority ; and\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(c) any special school not maintained by a local authority.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "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. 7(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 7(4)(5))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word at the end of s. 563(3)(a) inserted (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1), Sch. 30 para. 172(a) (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 563(3)(b) repealed (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1)(3), Sch 30 para. 172(b), Sch.31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/section/563",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:29:40.627017+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."
}