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—
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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.