Part 4Miscellaneous
Information
110Supply of information: free school lunches etc.
1
This subsection applies to information held for the purposes of functions relating to tax credits—
a
by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, or
b
by a person providing services to them, in connection with the provision of those services.
2
This subsection applies to information held for the purposes of functions relating to social security—
a
by the Secretary of State, or
b
by a person providing services to him, in connection with the provision of those services.
3
Information to which subsection (1) or (2) applies may be supplied—
a
to the Secretary of State, or any person providing services to him, or
b
to the Assembly, or any person providing services to the Assembly,
for use for the purpose of determining eligibility for free school lunches and milk.
4
Information to which subsection (2) applies may be supplied to a F1local authority for use for that purpose.
5
Information received by virtue of subsection (3) may be supplied—
a
to another person to whom it could have been supplied under that subsection, or
b
to a F1local authority,
for use for that purpose.
6
The references in subsections (4) and (5)(b) to a F1local authority include references to any person exercising on behalf of such an authority functions relating to eligibility for free school lunches and milk.
7
For the purposes of this section, a person is eligible for free school lunches and milk if school lunches and milk are required to be provided for him, on request, free of charge—
a
in accordance with section 512ZB(2) and (3) of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56),
b
in accordance with regulations under section 342 of that Act (non-maintained special schools), or
c
in accordance with F2Academy arrangements.
8
In this section, “school lunch” has the same meaning as in section 512 of the Education Act 1996.
9
This section does not limit the circumstances in which information may be supplied apart from this section.