This is so far as I am aware an untested conflict between the two regimes.
Under DP the rights are clearly with the child once it has passed Gillick competency threshold. Under ER the right is with the parent (unless parental responsibility is formally removed by e.g. court order). I have not seen it stated but presumably the logic is that a parent has a responsibility to ensure education and in a worst case scenario their is a potential imprisonment sanction. So parent's rights may be infringed if he has no access to find out e.g. iif child is attending - and this bites hardest on the absent parent.
So the HR argument is not that clear cut.
Under DP of course we now look at GDPR and in particular the rights to object and restrict.
The right to object clearly may be applied as the disclosure would be under specific authority. School would have to consider whether it related to child's specific circumstances and if so the onus is on school to decide if there are still compelling legitimate grounds to disclose. Not an easy issue when you may find it difficult to find the reasons on both sides - you certainly need to ask.
So yes - the official guidance is wrong in suggesting this is automatic. GDPR certainly has the potential to trump the regs, and arguably DP/HR always did but it is much clearer now.
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