UK GDPR: UK General Data Protection Regulation - Primary legislation governing the processing of personal data in the UK post-Brexit

Data Protection Act 2018: UK's implementation of data protection standards, working alongside and supplementing the UK GDPR

PECR: Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations - Specific rules governing electronic communications, marketing, and cookies

Education Act 1996: Primary legislation governing education in England and Wales, setting out basic legal framework for education

Education and Skills Act 2008: Legislation covering participation in education or training, regulation of independent educational institutions

Children and Families Act 2014: Legislation protecting rights of children and young people, particularly relevant for students under 18

Keeping Children Safe in Education: Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment

Working Together to Safeguard Children: Statutory guidance on inter-agency working to safeguard and promote welfare of children

Family Law Reform Act 1969: Legislation regarding capacity to consent, particularly relevant for defining age of legal capacity

Children Act 1989: Comprehensive framework for the care and protection of children, defining parental responsibility

Mental Capacity Act 2005: Framework for making decisions on behalf of people who lack mental capacity to make specific decisions

Human Rights Act 1998: Incorporates rights from European Convention on Human Rights into domestic British law

European Convention on Human Rights: International treaty protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe, as incorporated into UK law

Equality Act 2010: Protects people from discrimination in education and consolidates previous anti-discrimination laws