The Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006

Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 1812

EDUCATION, ENGLAND

The Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006

Made

6th July 2006

Laid before Parliament

17th July 2006

Coming into force

1st September 2006

In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by section 3(1) and (2) of the Education (Schools) Act 1997(1), and after consulting, in accordance with section 3(7) of that Act, such bodies as appear to him to be appropriate and representative of schools which provide assisted places under section 2(1) of that Act, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006 and come into force on 1st September 2006.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to a school year beginning on or after that date.

(3) These Regulations apply only in relation to England.

Amendment of the Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1997

2.—(1) The Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1997(2) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 10(4) and (6), substitute “£1,625” for “£1,575” in each place where it appears.

(3) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2, substitute “£12,470” for “£12,182”.

(4) For the table following paragraph 2(1) of that Schedule substitute the following table—

“Table

(1) Part of relevant income to which specified percentage applies	(2) Only assisted pupil (%)	(3) Each of two assisted pupils (%)	Each of three assisted pupils (%)
That part (if any) which exceeds £12,304 but does not exceed £13,380.	9	6.75	5.25
That part (if any) which exceeds £13,380 but does not exceed £14,472.	12	9	7
That part (if any) which exceeds £14,472 but does not exceed £16,637.	15	11.25	8.75
That part (if any) which exceeds £16,637 but does not exceed £19,977.	21	15.75	12.25
That part (if any) which exceeds £19,977 but does not exceed £24,331.	24	18	14
That part (if any) which exceeds £24,331.	33	24.75	19.25”

Andrew Adonis

Minister of State,

Department for Education and Skills

6th July 2006

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1997 (“the 1997 Regulations”) in respect of the school year beginning on or after 1st September 2006. The reductions to be made in relevant income in respect of dependent relatives pursuant to regulation 10(4) and (6) of the 1997 Regulations are increased from £1,575 to £1,625.

These Regulations amend the means test for the remission of fees: the level of income at or below which fees are to be wholly remitted is set at £12,470 instead of £12,182, with corresponding increases in the extent of remission where relevant income exceeds that sum.

(1)

1997 c. 59.

(2)

S.I. 1997/1968, amended by S.I. 1998/1726, S.I. 1998/1966, S.I. 1999/1504, S.I. 2000/2111, S.I. 2001/2744 , S.I. 2002/1979 S.I. 2003/1705, S.I. 2004/1965 and S.I. 2005/2030.