Amendment of the Education Maintenance Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 20078

1

The Education Maintenance Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 200710 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

2

In regulation 2—

a

in paragraph (2) after “6B(a)(iii) and (b)” insert “, 6C(a)(iii) and (b), 6D(a)(iii) and (b), 6E(1)(c)”, and

b

in paragraph (3) after “6B(a)(iii) and (b)” insert “, 6C(a)(iii) and (b), 6D(a)(iii) and (b), 6E(1)(c)”.

3

In schedule 1 (persons eligible for education maintenance allowances)—

a

after paragraph 6D insert—

6E

1

A person who—

a

has been granted discretionary leave to remain in the United Kingdom due to being identified as a victim of modern slavery,

b

has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands at all times since that person was first granted such discretionary leave to remain in the United Kingdom, and

c

is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the qualifying date.

2

For the purposes of this paragraph, “modern slavery” includes human trafficking, slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.

b

after paragraph 11 insert—

12

A person who would have fallen within one or more of paragraphs 1 to 11 immediately before exit day is to be treated as falling within the same paragraph or paragraphs on and after exit day.