Commentary on Sections Part 10: Schools Chapter 2: Complaints: England Section 214: Disclosure of information, Section 215: Permitted disclosures of information by Local Commissioner
699.These sections restrict the disclosure by a Local Commissioner of information obtained during the course of an investigation. Information obtained must not be disclosed except for the purposes specified. Particular exemptions allowing disclosure of information include, for example, disclosure for the purposes of a complaint being investigated by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills, a local education authority under section 12 of the Education Act 1996 and the Secretary of State.