Part 3The Young People’s Learning Agency for England
Chapter 4Academy arrangements
79Academy arrangements: information sharing
1
This section applies if the Secretary of State and the YPLA enter into Academy arrangements.
2
A person within subsection (3) may provide information to any other person within that subsection for the purpose of enabling or facilitating the exercise of any relevant function.
3
The persons are—
a
the Secretary of State;
b
the YPLA;
c
a relevant Academy;
d
any other person by or in respect of whom a relevant function is exercisable.
4
A “relevant function” is—
a
a function conferred or imposed on the YPLA under the arrangements;
b
a function of the Secretary of State, a relevant Academy, or any other person, which is exercisable in connection with a function conferred or imposed on the YPLA under the arrangements.
5
A “relevant Academy” is an Academy, city technology college or city college for the technology of the arts in relation to which a function is exercisable by the YPLA under the arrangements.
6
Nothing in this section—
a
affects a power to disclose information that exists apart from this section, or
b
authorises the disclosure of any information in contravention of a provision made by or under any Act which prevents disclosure of the information.