{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008/section-87",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/25",
  "legislation_title": "Education and Skills Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008",
  "path": "section/87",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "87",
  "heading": "Benefit and training information",
  "text": "(1) Information within subsection (2) or (3) may be—\n(a) used in connection with the exercise of an assessment function of the Secretary of State or a devolved authority, or\n(b) disclosed to a person for use in connection with the exercise of an assessment function of the Secretary of State or a devolved authority.\n(2) Information is within this subsection if—\n(a) it is about an individual ..., and\n(b) it is held by the Secretary of State for the purposes of any function of the Secretary of State relating to social security.\n(3) Information is within this subsection if—\n(a) it is about an individual ...,\n(b) it is held by the Secretary of State or a devolved authority, and\n(c) it relates to any training or course of education undertaken by the individual ....\n(4) For the purposes of this section and sections 88 to 90, “assessment function” means any of the following functions—\n(a) evaluating the effectiveness of training or education ...;\n(b) assessing policy in relation to the provision of ... training or education;\n(c) assessing policy in relation to social security or employment as it affects the provision of or participation in ... training or education.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 87(2)(a) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), ss. 78(2)(a), 164(3)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 87(3)(a) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), ss. 78(2)(a), 164(3)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 87(3)(c) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), ss. 78(2)(b), 164(3)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 87(4)(a) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), ss. 78(2)(c), 164(3)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in s. 87(4)(b) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), ss. 78(2)(d), 164(3)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in s. 87(4)(c) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), ss. 78(2)(d), 164(3)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 87 in force at 26.1.2009 by S.I. 2008/3077, art. 4(c)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/87",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:44.607074+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."
}