UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018: Key legislation governing how personal information should be collected, processed, and stored in feedback forms. Ensures data protection principles are followed and privacy rights are respected.
Equality Act 2010: Ensures feedback forms are accessible to all learners, prevents discrimination based on protected characteristics, and may require reasonable adjustments for disabled learners.
Education Act 2011: Primary legislation governing education in England and Wales, setting out basic requirements for educational institutions and their interactions with learners.
Further and Higher Education Act 1992: Specific legislation relevant for post-16 education, governing how further and higher education institutions operate and interact with students.
Education and Skills Act 2008: Legislation focusing on education and training, particularly relevant for feedback mechanisms in educational settings.
Safeguarding Requirements: Including Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance and Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, ensuring protection of vulnerable learners in feedback processes.
Consumer Rights Act 2015: Relevant when feedback forms are part of a paid educational service, ensuring consumer protection rights are maintained.
Accessibility Regulations 2018: Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations ensuring digital feedback forms are accessible to all users.
Freedom of Information Act 2000: Applicable to public educational institutions, governing how information including feedback data should be managed and potentially disclosed.
Human Rights Act 1998: Ensures fundamental rights are respected in feedback processes, particularly regarding privacy and freedom of expression.
