Clause 16
Education and Skills Bill
4:00 pm
Jim Knight (Minister of State (Schools and Learners), Department for Children, Schools and Families; South Dorset, Labour)
I trust that we are all refreshed after our short break. It might be helpful if I began by addressing the two questions raised by the hon. Member for Yeovil. He asked me, first, which provisions are currently available to pre-16s and, secondly, whether data protection legislation applies to data kept at home by employers. Section 120 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000, which clause 62 replicates, already enables information sharing for 13 to 19-year-olds and indeed, those up to the age of 25 with learning difficulties. That is a direct answer to a direct question.