The School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (England) Regulations 2012

Application and modification of Act and regulations E+W

21.—(1) Section 51A of the Act applies with the following modifications.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) for “head teacher” substitute “ principal ”; and

(b) for “a maintained school” substitute “ an Academy ”.

(3) In subsection (4), after “subsection (3)(c),” insert “ as it applies in relation to Academies, ”.

(4) For subsection (6) substitute—

“(6) In a case where the panel gives a direction under subsection (4)(c) to the proprietor of an Academy, the panel may, in prescribed circumstances, order the proprietor to make a payment to the local authority.”.

(5) For subsection (10) substitute—

“(10) In this section—

“Academy” means an Academy school or an alternative provision Academy;

“exclude”, in relation to the exclusion of a pupil from an Academy, means exclude on disciplinary grounds (and “exclusion” is to be construed accordingly);

“principal” means the head teacher of an Academy, and includes acting principal;

“the responsible body” means, in relation to exclusion from an Academy, the proprietor of the Academy.”.

(6) The regulations in Parts 2 and 3 apply to Academy schools and alternative provision Academies with the following modifications.