Member

Several noble Lords referred to the issue of copyright and contractual restrictions, which I know has been of concern to some schools in terms of sharing information. The guidance is very clear that, when contracting with external providers, schools should not agree to any contractual restrictions on showing parents any content that the school will use. Schools should communicate to providers that they are legally obliged to have regard to this statutory guidance, including the expectation that all content can be shared with parents. Paragraph 58 of the guidance states: