§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the764W availability to community charge registration officers of the parent registers presently being compiled by local education authorities.
§ Mr. Gummer[holding answer 12 April 1989]: There is no requirement on local education authorities to compile parent registers. Registers containing the names of everyone known to be a parent of a registered pupil are required to be kept by schools, and access to them by officers of local education authorities is limited by regulations. Regulations on the community charge require local authorities to supply information about individuals to community charges registration officers only where it is within their possession or control. That information must be limited to names, addresses, and periods of residence.