The Education (Pupil Exclusions and Appeals) (Pupil Referral Units) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Amendments to the Schedule to the 2003 PRU Regulations

10.—(1) The Schedule (modifications of the Schedule to the Education (Pupil Exclusions and Appeals) (Maintained Schools) (Wales) Regulations 2003) to the 2003 PRU Regulations is amended as follows.

(2) Omit paragraph 1.

(3) At the beginning, insert paragraph 1A—

“1A.   In paragraph 1(1)—

(a) for “7(1)” there is substituted “8(1)”;

(b) for “6(6)(b)” there is substituted “7(6)(b)”.”

(4) Omit paragraph 2.

(5) In paragraph 4—

(a) in paragraph (a) of the modification to paragraph 2(7), omit “(where one exists)”;

(b) in paragraph (d)(ii) of the modification to paragraph 2(7), for “his or her” substitute “the pupil’s”;

(c) in the words after paragraph (d)(ii) of the modification to paragraph 2(7), for “his or her” substitute “the person’s”.

(6) In paragraph 5—

(a) at the end of the modification to paragraph 10(2)(a) omit “and”;

(b) after the modification to paragraph 10(2)(a) insert—

“(aa) the management committee to make written representations, to be represented and to appear and make oral representations, and”;

(c) in paragraph (b) of the modification to paragraph 10(2), omit “in addition to the statement the authority is required to submit to the panel under sub-paragraph (1)”.

(7) For paragraph 6 substitute—

“6.   In paragraph 14(a), for “the governing body and the head teacher” there is substituted “the management committee and the teacher in charge”.”