Section 22 Provision of information.C1C2
England and Wales
The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring, in relation to every maintained school, the local education authority, the governing body or the head teacher to make available either generally or to prescribed persons, in such form and manner and at such times as may be prescribed—
such information relevant for the purposes of this Chapter (including information as to the matters mentioned in subsection (2) below); and
such copies of the documents mentioned in subsection (3) below;
as may be prescribed.
The matters referred to in subsection (1) above are as follows—
the curriculum for maintained schools;
the educational provision made by the school for pupils at the school and any syllabuses to be followed by those pupils; F1. . .
the educational achievements of pupils at the school (including the results of any assessments of those pupils, whether under this Chapter or otherwise, for the purpose of ascertaining those achievements).
F2; and
the educational achievements of pupils at such categories of school as may be prescribed (including results of the kind mentioned in paragraph (c)).
The documents referred to in subsection (1) above are as follows—
any written statement made by the local education authority under section 17 of the 1986 Act (statement of policy in relation to school curriculum);
any written statement made by the governing body in pursuance of provision made under section 18 of that Act (statement of conclusions as to how (if at all) the local education authority’s policy should be modified);
any written statement made by the governing body of their policy as to the curriculum for the school; and
any report prepared by the governing body under section 30 of that Act (annual reports) or F3paragraph 8 of Schedule 6 to the Education Act 1993.
Before making regulations under this section, the Secretary of State shall consult with any persons with whom consultation appears to him to be desirable.
Regulations under this section shall not require information as to the results of an individual pupil’s assessment (whether under this Chapter or otherwise) to be made available to any persons other than—
the parents of the pupil concerned;
the pupil concerned;
in the case of a pupil who has transferred to a different school, the head teacher of that school;
the governing body of the school; or
the local education authority;
and shall not require such information to be made available to the governing body F5the head teacher or the local education authority except where relevant for the purposes of the performance F6. . . of any of their functions.
Regulations under this section may authorise local education authorities, governing bodies and head teachers to make a charge (not exceeding the cost of supply) for any documents supplied by them in pursuance of the regulations.
In relation to any maintained school, it shall be the duty of the local education authority and the governing body to exercise their functions with a view to securing that the head teacher complies with any regulations made under this section.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in s. 22(2) repealed (16. 5. 1992) by Education (Schools) Act 1992 (c. 38), s. 21(8), Sch. 5; S.I. 1992/1157, art. 2, Sch.
- F2
S. 22(2): word and s. 22(2)(d) added (16. 5. 1992) by Education (Schools) Act 1992 (c. 38), s. 21(7), Sch. 4 para. 6(1)(2); S.I. 1992/1157, art. 2, Sch.
- F3
Words in s. 22(3) substituted (1.1.1994) by 1993 c. 35, s. 307(1), sch. 19, para.123; S.I. 1993/3106, art. 4, Sch.1 (as amended by S.I. 1994/436, art.2).
- F4
S. 22(5)(aa)(ab) inserted (16. 5. 1992) by Education (Schools) Act 1992 (c. 38), s. 21(7), Sch. 4 para. 6(1)(3); S.I. 1992/1157, art. 2, Sch.
- F5
Words in s. 22(5) inserted (16. 5. 1992) by Education (Schools) Act 1992 (c. 38), s. 21(7), Sch. 4 para. 6(1)(4)(a); S.I. 1992/1157, art. 2, Sch.
- F6
Words in s. 22(5) repealed (16. 5. 1992) by Education (Schools) Act 1992 (c. 38), s. 21(7)(8), Sch. 4 para. 6(1)(4)(b), Sch. 5; S.I. 1992/1157, art. 2, Sch.
Modifications
- C1
S. 22 applied (with modifications) (1.4.1994) by S.I. 1994/653, reg. 42(1), Sch. Pt.I.
- C2
Ss. 1-25 (Pt. I) except ss. 2(1)(a), 6, 9(3)-(10), 10(1) applied (9.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1084, reg.9.
Notes on Part I
Textual amendments
- F1
Pt. I (ss. 1-119) repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583, Sch. 38 Pt.I, Sch. 39.