79.— (1) The Authority shall establish and maintain a database providing information on—

(a) awards recognised within the Framework,

(b) programmes of education and training which lead to awards recognised within the Framework, and

(c) any other programmes the Authority thinks appropriate.

(2) The database shall include the following information:

(a) in relation to an award recognised within the Framework—

(i) the name of the award,

(ii) the awarding body, or where appropriate, awarding bodies making the award,

(iii) the level at which the award is recognised within the Framework for the time being, and

(iv) whether the award is a Major, Minor, Special Purpose or Supplemental award as identified within the Framework for the time being;

(b) in relation to a programme of education and training—

(i) the name of the provider of the programme,

(ii) the title of the programme,

(iii) the duration of the programme,

(iv) the award made if the programme is successfully completed,

(v) the awarding body, or where appropriate, awarding bodies making the award if the programme is successfully completed,

(vi) whether the award made in respect of the programme is recognised within the Framework, and if so—

(I) the level at which the award is recognised within the Framework, and

(II) whether the award is a Major, Minor, Special Purpose or Supplemental award as identified within the Framework,

(vii) where procedures for quality assurance have been established by a provider of the programme, the name of the person, other than that provider, who reviews those procedures, and

(viii) whether the provider of that programme is authorised to use the international education mark.

(3) The Authority may maintain an existing database to provide the information set out in subsections (1) and (2) and where the Authority does so, the existing database shall be taken to be a database established by the Authority for the purposes of subsection (1).

(4) If a particular entered in the database is incorrect or has ceased to be correct the provider to which the particular relates shall, as soon as may be after becoming aware of its being incorrect, inform the Authority accordingly.

(5) The Authority shall, upon becoming aware that any particular entered in the database is incorrect or has ceased to be correct, make such alterations to the database as it considers necessary.

(6) The Authority shall make the database available for inspection by members of the public at all reasonable times at its principal office and shall also publish the database on the internet.