# The Education Administration Rules 2018, Article 7.37: Confidentiality of documents – grounds for refusing inspection


(1) Where an education administrator considers that a document forming part of the records of an education administration—
(a) should be treated as confidential; or
(b) is of such a nature that its disclosure would be prejudicial to the conduct of the proceedings or might reasonably be expected to lead to violence against any person,
the education administrator may decline to allow it to be inspected by a person who would otherwise be entitled to inspect it.
(2) Where the education administrator refuses inspection of a document the person wishing to inspect it may apply to the court which may reconsider the education administrator’s decision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1135/article/7.37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-administration-rules-2018/article-7.37
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