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Pupils: Personal Records

Lords · Question HL2697 · Tabled 20 Nov 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 4 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Lord Browne of Belmont

To ask His Majesty's Government under which pieces of legislation schools are required to collect and submit identifiable pupil data to the Department for Education.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 4 Dec 2024

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The provision of information about individual pupils to the department is a statutory requirement on schools in England under section 537A of the Education Act 1996...