PART 5MISCELLANEOUS SCHOOLS FUNCTIONS
School-based counselling
93Information about independent counselling services
1
A local authority must comply with a direction given by the Welsh Ministers to the authority—
a
to compile information about the independent counselling service it secures under section 92;
b
to provide information about that service to the Welsh Ministers.
2
A direction under subsection (1) may include instructions to compile or provide information in a way, and at a time, specified in the direction.
3
A direction under subsection (1) may not require a local authority—
a
to provide information about an identified individual;
b
to provide information in a way that, either by itself or in combination with any other information, identifies any individual to whom it relates or enables that individual to be identified.
4
If the person providing an independent counselling service is not the local authority—
a
the local authority must give the person providing the service a copy of any direction given to the authority under subsection (1), and
b
the person providing the service must compile the information necessary for compliance with the direction, and provide it to the local authority, in a way that does not identify the individuals to whom it relates, or enable them to be identified (either by itself or in combination with other information).
5
A direction under this section—
a
must be in writing;
b
may be varied or revoked by a later direction;
c
is enforceable by mandatory order on application by, or on behalf of, the Welsh Ministers.