S. 1 repealed (1.9.1997) by 1997 c. 59, ss. 6(3), 7(3)(a), Sch. Pt.I (with s. 1(3))

1996 c. 56.

S. 5 wholly in force at 1.9.1998 see s. 58(3) and S.I. 1998/386, arts. 2(4), 4, Sch. 1 Pt. IV, Sch. 2 Pt. II (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 2 Pt. II)

1996 c. 56.

1996 c. 56.

1996 c. 56.

S. 26A inserted (1.10.2002) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), s. 189, Sch. 17 para. 4 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 2

S. 32A inserted (19.12.2002) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), s. 189, Sch. 17 para. 8 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/3185, arts. 2, 4, Sch. Pt. 1

S. 41 restricted (11.9.1998) by 1998 c. 18, ss. 1(5), 55(2), Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(e)

1973 c. 35.

1996 c. 56.

S. 49 partly in force; s. 49 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 58(3); s. 49(1) in force for certain purposes at 1.10.1997 and s. 49(2)(3) in force at 1.10.1997 by S.I. 1997/1468, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I; s. 49(1) in force for all other purposes at 1.3.1998 and s. 49(4) in force at 1.3.1998 by S.I. 1998/386, art. 2 Sch. 1 Pt. I

1988 c. 40.

1982 c. 39.

1891 c. 39.

S. 54(3) power partly exercised (3.4.1997): 4.4.1997 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1997/1153

s. 54(3) power partly exercised (5.6.1997): different dates appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1997/1468 (with savings and transitional provisions)

S. 54(3) power partly exercised (24.2.1998): different dates appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1998/386 (with savings and transitional provisions)

1996 c. 56.

1996 c. 56.

1996 c. 56.

S. 14 partly in force at 1.9.1997; s. 14 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 58(3); s. 14 in force to the extent that it relates to paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Schedule inserted as Schedule 33B to the 1996 Act set out in Schedule 3 to this Act at 1.9.1997 by S.I. 1997/1468, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II

1996 c. 56.

1973 c. 35.

1996 c. 56.

1996 c. 56.

S. 57 partly in force; S. 57(1) partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 58(4); s. 57(4) in force for certain purposes at 4.4.1997 by S.I. 1997/1153, art. 2; s. 57(1)(4) in force for certain purposes at 14.6.1997, 1.9.1997 and 1.10.1997 and s. 57(2)(3) in force at 1.9.1997 by S.I. 1997/1468, art. 2, Sch. 1, Pts. I, II, III

1996 c. 56.

S. 58(3) power partly exercised (3.4.1997): 4.4.1997 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1997/1153

S. 58(3) power partly exercised (5.6.1997): different dates appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1997/1468 (with savings and transitional provisions)

S. 58(3) power partly exercised (24.2.1998): different dates appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1998/386 (with savings and transitional provisions)

1996 c. 56.

S. 52 partly in force; s. 52 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 58(3); s. 52(4) in force at 1.9.1997 by S.I. 1997/1468, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. II; s. 52(1)-(3) in force at 1.8.1998 by S.I. 1998/386, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. III

1996 c. 56.

S. 16 wholly in force at 1.4.1999; s. 16 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 58(3); s. 16(2)(3)(6) in force at 1.11.1997 and s.16(4) in force at 1.11.1997 in its application to England by S.I. 1997/1468, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. IV; s. 16(1)(5) in force at 1.4.1998 to the extent to which those subsections apply to England and s. 16(4) in force at 1.11.1998 to the extent that that subsection applies to Wales and s. 16(1)(5) in force at 1.4.1999 to the extent that those subsections apply to Wales by S.I. 1998/386, art. 2, Sch.1 Pts. II,V,VI

S. 17 wholly in force at 1.9.1999; s. 17 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 58(3); s. 17(4)(8) in force at 1.11.1997 by S.I. 1997/1468, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. IV; s. 17(1)-(3),(5)-(7) in force at 1.8.1998 to the extent that those subsections apply to England and in force at 1.9.1999 to the extent that those subsections apply to Wales by S.I. 1998/386, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pts. III, VII

S. 37 partly in force; s. 37 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 58(3); s. 37(1)-(4) in force at 1.9.1997 by S.I. 1997/1468, art. 2, Sch. 1

1996 c. 56.

1996 c. 50.

1996 c. 56.

1996 c. 50.

1996 c. 56.

1996 c. 57.

1996 c. 57.

1996 c. 57.

1996 c. 50.

S. 2 wholly in force at 1.4.1998 see s. 58(3) and S.I. 1998/386, arts. 2(2), 4, Sch. 1 Pt. II, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 2 (subject to transitional provisons in Sch. 2 Pt.I para. 2)

S. 3 wholly in force at 1.4.1998 see s. 58(3) and S.I. 1998/386, arts. 2(2), 4, Sch. 1 Pt. II, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 2 (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 2)

1996 c. 56.

Ss. 6-8 wholly in force at 1.9.1998 see s. 58(3) and S.I. 1998/386, arts. 2(4), 4, Sch. 1 Pt. IV, Sch. 2 Pt. II (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 2 Pt. II)

1996 c. 56.

Ss. 6-8 wholly in force at 1.9.1998 see s. 58(3) and S.I. 1998/386, arts. 2(4), 4, Sch. 1 Pt. IV, Sch. 2 Pt. II (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 2 Pt. II)

1996 c. 56.

Ss. 6-8 wholly in force at 1.9.1998 see s. 58(3) and S.I. 1998/386, arts. 2(4), 4, Sch. 1 Pt. IV, Sch. 2 Pt. II (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 2 Pt. II)

1996 c. 56.

Pt. III (ss. 10-14) repealed (1.2.1999 to the extent that it relates to the repeal of s. 13 of the amended Act) by 1998 c. 31, ss. 140(1)(3), Sch. 30 para. 208(c), Sch.31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1998/2212, art. 2(3), Sch.1 Pt. III

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/44/body/1997-12-01Education Act 1997An Act to amend the law relating to education in schools and further education in England and Wales; to make provision for the supervision of the awarding of external academic and vocational qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; and for connected purposes.1997-03-21texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-10-221997-12-01Part I Assisted places scheme
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Part II School discipline Responsibility for discipline
2 Responsibility for discipline: LEA-maintained schools.

For section 154 of the Education Act 1996 there shall be substituted—

154 Responsibility of governing body and head teacher for discipline.1

The governing body of a county, voluntary or maintained special school shall ensure that policies designed to promote good behaviour and discipline on the part of its pupils are pursued at the school.

2

In particular, the governing body—

a

shall make, and from time to time review, a written statement of general principles to which the head teacher is to have regard in determining any measures under subsection (4); and

b

where they consider it desirable that any particular measures should be so determined by the head teacher or that he should have regard to any particular matters—

i

shall notify him of those measures or matters, and

ii

may give him such guidance as they consider appropriate;

and in exercising their functions under this subsection the governing body shall have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.

3

Before making or revising the statement required by subsection (2)(a) the governing body shall consult (in such manner as appears to them to be appropriate)—

a

the head teacher; and

b

parents of registered pupils at the school.

4

The head teacher shall determine measures (which may include the making of rules and provision for enforcing them) to be taken with a view to—

a

promoting, among pupils, self-discipline and proper regard for authority;

b

encouraging good behaviour and respect for others on the part of pupils;

c

securing that the standard of behaviour of pupils is acceptable; and

d

otherwise regulating the conduct of pupils.

5

The head teacher shall, in determining such measures—

a

act in accordance with the current statement made by the governing body under subsection (2)(a); and

b

have regard to any notification or guidance given to him under subsection (2)(b).

6

The standard of behaviour which is to be regarded as acceptable at the school shall be determined by the head teacher, so far as it is not determined by the governing body.

7

The measures determined by the head teacher under subsection (4) shall be publicised by him in the form of a written document as follows—

a

he shall make the measures generally known within the school and to parents of registered pupils at the school; and

b

he shall in particular, at least once in every school year, take steps to bring them to the attention of all such pupils and parents and all persons employed at the school.

8

The governing body and the head teacher shall, before any measures are determined under subsection (4), consult the local education authority on any matter arising from the proposed measures which can reasonably be expected—

a

to lead to increased expenditure by the authority, or

b

to affect the responsibilities of the authority as an employer.

3 Responsibility for discipline: grant-maintained and grant-maintained special schools.1

After section 306 of the Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—

Discipline

306A Responsibility of governing body and head teacher for discipline.1

The governing body of a grant-maintained school shall ensure that policies designed to promote good behaviour and discipline on the part of its pupils are pursued at the school.

2

In particular, the governing body—

a

shall make, and from time to time review, a written statement of general principles to which the head teacher is to have regard in determining any measures under subsection (4); and

b

where they consider it desirable that any particular measures should be so determined by the head teacher or that he should have regard to any particular matters—

i

shall notify him of those measures or matters, and

ii

may give him such guidance as they consider appropriate;

and in exercising their functions under this subsection the governing body shall have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.

3

Before making or revising the statement required by subsection (2)(a) the governing body shall consult (in such manner as appears to them to be appropriate)—

a

the head teacher; and

b

parents of registered pupils at the school.

4

The head teacher shall determine measures (which may include the making of rules and provision for enforcing them) to be taken with a view to—

a

promoting, among pupils, self-discipline and proper regard for authority;

b

encouraging good behaviour and respect for others on the part of pupils;

c

securing that the standard of behaviour of pupils is acceptable; and

d

otherwise regulating the conduct of pupils.

5

The head teacher shall, in determining such measures—

a

act in accordance with the current statement made by the governing body under subsection (2)(a); and

b

have regard to any notification or guidance given to him under subsection (2)(b).

6

The standard of behaviour which is to be regarded as acceptable at the school shall be determined by the head teacher, so far as it is not determined by the governing body.

7

The measures determined by the head teacher under subsection (4) shall be publicised by him in the form of a written document as follows—

a

he shall make the measures generally known within the school and to parents of registered pupils at the school; and

b

he shall in particular, at least once in every school year, take steps to bring them to the attention of all such pupils and parents and all persons employed at the school.

2

In Schedule 28 to that Act (government and conduct of grant-maintained special schools), in paragraph 15 (application of section 307 to such schools) for “Section” there shall be substituted “ Each of sections 306A (responsibility for discipline) and ”.

Power to restrain pupils
4 Power of members of staff to restrain pupils.

After section 550 of the Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—

Power to restrain pupils

550A Power of members of staff to restrain pupils.1

A member of the staff of a school may use, in relation to any pupil at the school, such force as is reasonable in the circumstances for the purpose of preventing the pupil from doing (or continuing to do) any of the following, namely—

a

committing any offence,

b

causing personal injury to, or damage to the property of, any person (including the pupil himself), or

c

engaging in any behaviour prejudicial to the maintenance of good order and discipline at the school or among any of its pupils, whether that behaviour occurs during a teaching session or otherwise.

2

Subsection (1) applies where a member of the staff of a school is—

a

on the premises of the school, or

b

elsewhere at a time when, as a member of its staff, he has lawful control or charge of the pupil concerned;

but it does not authorise anything to be done in relation to a pupil which constitutes the giving of corporal punishment within the meaning of section 548.

3

Subsection (1) shall not be taken to prevent any person from relying on any defence available to him otherwise than by virtue of this section.

4

In this section—

member of the staff”, in relation to a school, means any teacher who works at the school and any other person who, with the authority of the head teacher, has lawful control or charge of pupils at the school;

offence” includes anything that would be an offence but for the operation of any presumption that a person under a particular age is incapable of committing an offence.

Detention
5 Detention outside school hours lawful despite absence of parental consent.

After the section 550A inserted in the Education Act 1996 by section 4 of this Act there shall be inserted—

Detention

550B Detention outside school hours lawful despite absence of parental consent.1

Where a pupil to whom this section applies is required on disciplinary grounds to spend a period of time in detention at his school after the end of any school session, his detention shall not be rendered unlawful by virtue of the absence of his parent’s consent to it if the conditions set out in subsection (3) are satisfied.

2

This section applies to any pupil who has not attained the age of 18 and is attending—

a

a school maintained by a local education authority;

b

a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school; or

c

a city technology college or city college for the technology of the arts.

3

The conditions referred to in subsection (1) are as follows—

a

the head teacher of the school must have previously determined, and have—

i

made generally known within the school, and

ii

taken steps to bring to the attention of the parent of every person who is for the time being a registered pupil there,

that the detention of pupils after the end of a school session is one of the measures that may be taken with a view to regulating the conduct of pupils;

b

the detention must be imposed by the head teacher or by another teacher at the school specifically or generally authorised by him for the purpose;

c

the detention must be reasonable in all the circumstances; and

d

the pupil’s parent must have been given at least 24 hours’ notice in writing that the detention was due to take place.

4

In determining for the purposes of subsection (3)(c) whether a pupil’s detention is reasonable, the following matters in particular shall be taken into account—

a

whether the detention constitutes a proportionate punishment in the circumstances of the case; and

b

any special circumstances relevant to its imposition on the pupil which are known to the person imposing it (or of which he ought reasonably to be aware) including in particular—

i

the pupil’s age,

ii

any special educational needs he may have,

iii

any religious requirements affecting him, and

iv

where arrangements have to be made for him to travel from the school to his home, whether suitable alternative arrangements can reasonably be made by his parent.

5

Section 572, which provides for the methods by which notices may be served under this Act, does not preclude a notice from being given to a pupil’s parent under this section by any other effective method.

Exclusion of pupils from school
6 Variation of limit on fixed-period exclusions: all maintained schools.1

In section 156 of the Education Act 1996 (exclusion of pupils from county, voluntary or maintained special school), in subsection (2) (which imposes a limit on fixed-period exclusions of 15 school days per term), for “15 school days in any one term” there shall be substituted “ 45 school days in any one school year ”.

2

In section 307 of that Act (exclusion of pupils from grant-maintained school), in subsection (1) (which also imposes a limit on fixed-period exclusions of 15 school days per term), for “15 school days in any one term” there shall be substituted “ 45 school days in any one school year ”.

7 Exclusion or reinstatement appeals: LEA-maintained schools.1

Schedule 16 to the Education Act 1996 (appeals against exclusion or reinstatement of pupils) shall be amended as follows.

2

After paragraph 7 there shall be inserted—

7A1

For the purpose of fixing the time (falling within the period mentioned in paragraph 7) at which the hearing of an appeal is to take place, the body mentioned in that paragraph shall take reasonable steps to ascertain any times falling within that period when—

a

the relevant person, or

b

any other person who wishes, and would be entitled, to appear and make oral representations in accordance with paragraph 8 or 9,

would be able to attend.

2

Where in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) that body have ascertained any such times in the case of any such person, they shall, when fixing the time at which the hearing is to take place, take those times into account with a view to ensuring, so far as it is reasonably practicable to do so, that that person is able to appear and make such representations at the hearing.

3

For paragraph 8 there shall be substituted—

81

On an appeal by a pupil or parent the appeal committee shall give the appellant an opportunity of appearing and making oral representations, and shall allow him to be represented or to be accompanied by a friend.

2

On such an appeal the committee shall allow—

a

the head teacher to make written representations and to appear and make oral representations,

b

the local education authority and the governing body to make written representations,

c

an officer of the authority nominated by the authority, and a governor nominated by the governing body, to appear and make oral representations, and

d

the governing body to be represented.

4

After paragraph 12 there shall be inserted—

12A1

In deciding—

a

whether the pupil in question should be reinstated (and, if so, the time when this should take place), or

b

whether any direction for the reinstatement of the pupil in question should be confirmed,

an appeal committee shall have regard to both the interests of that pupil and the interests of other pupils at his school and members of its staff.

2

In making any such decision an appeal committee shall also have regard to the measures publicised by the head teacher under section 154(7).

3

Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply where an appeal committee decides that the pupil in question was not guilty of the conduct which the head teacher relied on as grounds for his permanent exclusion.

4

Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not be read as precluding an appeal committee from having regard to any other relevant matters.

8 Exclusion appeals: grant-maintained and grant-maintained special schools.1

After section 307 of the Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—

307A Exclusion appeals.

Schedule 25A to this Act has effect in relation to the procedure on any appeal which—

a

is made in pursuance of arrangements made by the governing body of a grant-maintained school by virtue of paragraph 6(1) and (2) of Schedule 23 (content of articles of government), and

b

relates to a decision not to reinstate a pupil who has been permanently excluded from the school.

2

After Schedule 25 to that Act there shall be inserted as Schedule 25A the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to this Act.

3

At the end of Schedule 28 to that Act (government and conduct of grant-maintained special schools) there shall be added—

16

Section 307A and Schedule 25A (exclusion appeals) apply in relation to a grant-maintained special school as they apply in relation to a grant-maintained school, but as if any reference in those provisions to any provision of Schedule 23 were a reference to that provision as it applies in accordance with regulations under paragraph 14 above.

LEA plans
9LEA plans relating to children with behavioural difficulties.

After section 527 of the Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—

Plans relating to children with behavioural difficulties

527A Duty of LEA to prepare plan relating to children with behavioural difficulties.1

Every local education authority shall prepare, and from time to time review, a statement setting out the arrangements made or proposed to be made by the authority in connection with the education of children with behavioural difficulties.

2

The arrangements to be covered by the statement include in particular—

a

the arrangements made or to be made by the authority for the provision of advice and resources to relevant schools, and other arrangements made or to be made by them, with a view to—

i

meeting requests by such schools for support and assistance in connection with the promotion of good behaviour and discipline on the part of their pupils, and

ii

assisting such schools to deal with general behavioural problems and the behavioural difficulties of individual pupils;

b

the arrangements made or to be made by the authority in pursuance of section 19(1) (exceptional provision of education for children not receiving education by reason of being excluded or otherwise); and

c

any other arrangements made or to be made by them for assisting children with behavioural difficulties to find places at suitable schools.

3

The statement shall also deal with the interaction between the arrangements referred to in subsection (2) and those made by the authority in relation to pupils with behavioural difficulties who have special educational needs.

4

In the course of preparing the statement required by this section or any revision of it the authority shall carry out such consultation as may be prescribed.

5

The authority shall—

a

publish the statement in such manner and by such date, and

b

publish revised statements in such manner and at such intervals,

as may be prescribed, and shall provide such persons as may be prescribed with copies of the statement or any revised statement.

6

In discharging their functions under this section a local education authority shall have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.

7

In this section “relevant school”, in relation to a local education authority, means—

a

a school maintained by the authority (whether situated in their area or not), or

b

a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school situated in their area.

Part III School admissionsChapter I County and voluntary schools Partially-selective schools
10 Restriction of right to refuse admission to partially-selective school.

In section 411(3) of the Education Act 1996 (cases where parental preference need not be complied with), for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—

c

if the arrangements for admission to the preferred school—

i

are wholly based on selection by reference to ability or aptitude, and

ii

are so based with a view to admitting only pupils with high ability or with aptitude,

and compliance with the preference would be incompatible with selection under those arrangements.

Children permanently excluded from two or more schools
11 No requirement to admit children permanently excluded from two or more schools.

After section 411 of the Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—

411A No requirement to admit children permanently excluded from two or more schools.1

The duty imposed by section 411(2) does not apply in the case of a child to whom subsection (2) applies.

2

Where a child has been permanently excluded from two or more schools, this subsection applies to him during the period of two years beginning with the date on which the latest of those exclusions took effect.

3

Subsection (2) applies to a child whatever the length of the period or periods elapsing between those exclusions and regardless of whether it has applied to him on a previous occasion.

4

However, a child shall not be regarded as permanently excluded from a school for the purposes of this section if—

a

although so excluded he was reinstated as a pupil at the school following the giving of a direction to that effect to the head teacher of the school; or

b

he was so excluded at a time when he had not attained compulsory school age.

5

In this section “school” means—

a

a school maintained by a local education authority; or

b

a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school.

6

This section does not apply in relation to a child unless at least one of the two or more exclusions mentioned in subsection (2) took effect on or after the date of the coming into force of section 11 of the Education Act 1997.

7

For the purposes of this section the permanent exclusion of a child from a school shall be regarded as having taken effect on the school day as from which the head teacher decided that he should be permanently excluded.

12 Appeals in the case of children permanently excluded from two or more schools.1

After section 423 of the Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—

423A Appeals relating to children to whom section 411A(2) applies.1

Nothing in section 423(1) or (2) requires any arrangements to be made for enabling the parent of a child to appeal against a decision—

a

made by or on behalf of the admission authority for a county or voluntary school, and

b

refusing the child admission to the school,

in a case where, at the time when the decision is made, section 411A(2) applies to the child.

2

Where a local education authority are the admission authority for a county or controlled school, the authority shall make arrangements for enabling the governing body of the school to appeal against any decision made by or on behalf of the authority to admit to the school a child to whom, at the time when the decision is made, section 411A(2) applies.

3

Schedule 33A shall have effect in relation to the making and hearing of appeals pursuant to arrangements made under subsection (2).

4

The decision of an appeal committee on an appeal made pursuant to arrangements under subsection (2) shall be binding—

a

on the local education authority by or on whose behalf the decision under appeal was made, and

b

on the governing body of any county or controlled school at which the appeal committee determines that a place should be offered to the child in question.

2

After Schedule 33 to the Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted as Schedule 33A the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to this Act.

Home-school partnership documents
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Chapter II Grant-maintained schools
14 Corresponding provisions about admissions to grant-maintained schools.1

After section 425 of the Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—

425A Restrictions on admissions to grant-maintained schools.

Schedule 33B to this Act, which provides for restrictions on admissions to grant-maintained schools in connection with—

a

home-school partnership documents,

b

partially-selective schools, and

c

persons permanently excluded from two or more schools,

shall have effect.

2

After the Schedule 33A to the Education Act 1996 inserted by section 12 of this Act there shall be inserted as Schedule 33B the Schedule set out in Schedule 3 to this Act.

Part IV Baseline assessments and pupils’ performanceChapter I Baseline assessments
15 Introductory.

In this Chapter—

baseline assessment scheme” means a scheme designed to enable pupils at a maintained primary school to be assessed for the purpose of assisting the future planning of their education and the measurement of their future educational achievements;

designated” means designated by the Secretary of State; and

maintained primary school” means a primary school which is—

a

a county or voluntary school,

b

a grant-maintained school, or

c

a maintained or grant-maintained special school (other than one established in a hospital),

or (in relation only to Wales) a maintained nursery school.

16 Adoption of baseline assessment schemes.1

The governing body of each maintained primary school with pupils who are required to be assessed under section 17 shall adopt a baseline assessment scheme for the school in accordance with the following provisions of this section; but subsections (2) to (5) below have effect subject to subsection (6).

2

A baseline assessment scheme may be so adopted if (and only if) the scheme has been accredited by a designated body in accordance with criteria determined with the approval of the Secretary of State, and published, by that body.

3

A local education authority may prepare, and seek accreditation of, a baseline assessment scheme with a view to its being adopted by the governing bodies of primary schools maintained by the authority.

4

Each local education authority shall select an accredited baseline assessment scheme which they consider suitable to be so adopted (and which may be a scheme prepared by them under subsection (3)).

5

However, in the case of any particular maintained primary school, the baseline assessment scheme which is to be adopted for the school under this section by its governing body shall be such scheme to which subsection (2) applies as is chosen—

a

by the head teacher after consulting the governing body; or

b

if such a scheme is not so chosen by him within a reasonable time, by the governing body;

and, when choosing the scheme to be adopted for a school which is maintained by a local education authority, the head teacher or (as the case may be) the governing body shall ensure that the scheme selected by the authority under subsection (4) is considered (whether on its own or with any other schemes).

6

The Secretary of State may by order require the governing body of each maintained primary school with pupils who are required to be assessed under section 17 to adopt for their school such baseline assessment scheme as is referred to in the order; and so long as any such order is in force subsections (2) to (5) above shall not apply.

17 Assessment of pupils in accordance with scheme.1

Subject to subsections (3) and (4), all pupils at a maintained primary school who are at the relevant stage of their education must be assessed in accordance with a baseline assessment scheme adopted for the school under section 16.

2

The assessment must be completed before the end of the prescribed period.

3

Subsection (1) does not apply to a pupil if it appears to the head teacher from a record of a previous assessment under that subsection that such an assessment has already been carried out in relation to the pupil at another school.

4

Regulations may enable a head teacher of a maintained primary school, in such cases or circumstances and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, to direct—

a

that subsection (1) is not to apply to a particular registered pupil at the school, or

b

that, for the purposes of the assessment under that subsection of a particular registered pupil at the school, the school’s baseline assessment scheme is to have effect with such modifications as are specified in the direction.

5

Where the head teacher gives such a direction he shall notify—

a

the governing body, and

b

if the school is maintained by a local education authority, that authority,

of the matters set out in subsection (6); and he shall take such steps as are prescribed to notify a parent of the pupil concerned of those matters.

6

The matters referred to in subsection (5) are—

a

the fact that the head teacher has given the direction in question and his reasons for doing so;

b

in the case of a direction under subsection (4)(b), the effect of the modifications specified in the direction; and

c

whether the direction is to have permanent effect (and, if not, the period for which it is to have effect).

7

In relation to any maintained primary school—

a

the governing body and (except in the case of a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school) the local education authority shall exercise their functions with a view to securing, and

b

the head teacher shall secure,

that subsection (1) is complied with.

8

Regulations shall prescribe the circumstances in which a pupil is to be regarded as being at the relevant stage of his education for the purposes of subsection (1), and any such circumstances may be framed by reference to, or to matters which include, the pupil’s age.

18 Regulations for purposes of this Chapter.1

The Secretary of State may by regulations confer or impose such functions—

a

on the governing body and the head teacher of a maintained primary school,

b

(except in relation to any grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school) on a local education authority, and

c

on a designated body,

as appear to him to be required in connection with any provision of this Chapter.

2

Regulations under this section may in particular make provision requiring—

a

the local education authority, or (in the case of a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school) a designated body, to be notified—

i

of the baseline assessment scheme for the time being adopted for any maintained primary school with pupils who are required to be assessed under section 17, and

ii

where any assessment has been carried out under that section at any such school, that it has been so carried out;

b

the results of any assessments carried out under that section to be recorded and notified—

i

to such persons as are specified in the regulations, and

ii

where the pupils in question transfer to other schools, to those other schools.

3

Regulations under this section may also make provision requiring a local education authority—

a

to notify a designated body of any assessments notified to the authority in pursuance of regulations under subsection (2)(a)(ii); and

b

to collect other information relating to assessments carried out under section 17 at schools maintained by the authority and to forward such information to a designated body.

Chapter II Pupils’ performance
19 School performance targets.1

The Secretary of State may by regulations make such provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for requiring the governing bodies of maintained schools to secure that annual targets are set in respect of the performance of pupils—

a

in public examinations or in assessments for the purposes of the National Curriculum, in the case of pupils of compulsory school age; or

b

in public examinations or in connection with the attainment of other external qualifications, in the case of pupils of any age over that age.

2

Regulations under this section may require—

a

such targets, and

b

the past performance of pupils in the particular examinations or assessments, or in connection with the attainment of the particular qualifications, to which such targets relate,

to be published in such manner as is specified in the regulations.

3

In this section “maintained school” means—

a

a county or voluntary school;

b

a grant-maintained school; or

c

a maintained or grant-maintained special school (other than one established in a hospital).

20 Provision of information about individual pupils’ performance.

After section 537 of the Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—

537A Provision of information about individual pupils’ performance.1

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision requiring—

a

the governing body of every school which is—

i

maintained by a local education authority, or

ii

a grant-maintained school, or

iii

a special school which is not maintained by a local education authority, and

b

the proprietor of each independent school,

to provide to the Secretary of State such individual performance information relating to pupils or former pupils at the school as may be prescribed.

2

In this section “individual performance information” means information about the performance of individual pupils (identified in the prescribed manner)—

a

in any assessment made for the purposes of the National Curriculum or in accordance with a baseline assessment scheme (within the meaning of Chapter I of Part IV of the Education Act 1997);

b

in any prescribed public examination;

c

in connection with the attainment of any vocational qualification; or

d

in any such other assessment or examination, or in connection with the attainment of any such other qualification, as may be prescribed.

3

The Secretary of State may provide any information received by him by virtue of subsection (1)—

a

to any prescribed body or person, or

b

to any body or person falling within a prescribed category.

4

Any body or person holding any individual performance information may provide that information to any body to which this subsection applies; and any body to which this subsection applies—

a

may provide any information received by it under this subsection—

i

to the Secretary of State, or

ii

to the governing body or proprietor of the school attended by the pupil or pupils to whom the information relates; and

b

may, at such times as the Secretary of State may determine, provide to any prescribed body such information received by it under this subsection as may be prescribed.

5

Subsection (4) applies to any body which, for the purposes of or in connection with the functions of the Secretary of State relating to education, is responsible for collating or checking information relating to the performance of pupils—

a

in any assessment or examination falling within subsection (2)(a), (b) or (d), or

b

in connection with the attainment of any qualification falling within subsection (2)(c) or (d).

6

No individual performance information received under or by virtue of this section shall be published in any form which includes the name of the pupil or pupils to whom it relates.

7

References in this section to the attainment of a qualification of any description include references to the completion of any module or part of a course leading to any such qualification.

Part V Supervision of curriculum for schools and external qualificationsChapter I The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority Establishment of the Authority
21 The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.1

There shall be a body corporate known as the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

2

The Authority shall consist of not less than 8 nor more than 13 members appointed by the Secretary of State.

3

Of the members of the Authority, the Secretary of State—

a

shall appoint one as chairman, and

b

may appoint another as deputy chairman.

4

The Secretary of State shall include among the members of the Authority—

a

persons who appear to him to have experience of, and to have shown capacity in, the provision of education, or to have held, and to have shown capacity in, any position carrying responsibility for the provision of education;

b

persons who appear to him to have experience of, and to have shown capacity in, the provision of training or to have held, and to have shown capacity in, any position carrying responsibility for the provision of training; and

c

persons who appear to him to have experience of, and to have shown capacity in, industrial, commercial or financial matters or the practice of any profession.

5

Schedule 4 has effect in relation to the Authority.

Functions of the Authority
22 General function of Authority to advance education and training.1

The functions conferred on the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority by this Part shall be exercised by the Authority for the purpose of advancing education and training in England and (so far as such functions are exercisable there) in Wales and in Northern Ireland.

2

The Authority shall exercise their functions under this Part with a view to promoting quality and coherence in education and training in relation to which they have functions under this Part.

23 Functions of the Authority in relation to curriculum and assessment.1

The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority shall have the functions set out in subsection (2) with respect to pupils of compulsory school age at maintained schools in England.

2

The functions are—

a

to keep under review all aspects of the curriculum for such schools and all aspects of school examinations and assessment;

b

to advise the Secretary of State on such matters concerned with the curriculum for such schools or with school examinations and assessment as he may refer to them or as they may see fit;

c

to advise the Secretary of State on, and if so requested by him assist him to carry out, programmes of research and development for purposes connected with the curriculum for such schools or with school examinations and assessment;

d

to publish and disseminate, and assist in the publication and dissemination of, information relating to the curriculum for such schools or to school examinations and assessment;

e

to make arrangements with appropriate bodies for auditing the quality of assessments made in pursuance of assessment arrangements; and

f

so far as relevant to such schools, the functions conferred by section 24(2)(h) and (i).

3

The Authority shall have, in relation to England, the function of developing learning goals and related materials for children who are receiving nursery education in respect of which grants are (or are to be) made under arrangements under section 1 of the Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Act 1996.

4

The Authority shall have, in relation to England, the following functions in connection with baseline assessment schemes (within the meaning of Chapter I of Part IV), namely—

a

if designated by the Secretary of State for the purpose, any function of a designated body under that Chapter; and

b

any other function which may be conferred on the Authority by the Secretary of State.

5

In this section—

assessment” includes examination and test; and

maintained school” means—

a

any county or voluntary school;

b

any grant-maintained school; and

c

any maintained or grant-maintained special school.

24 Functions of the Authority in relation to external vocational and academic qualifications.1

The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority shall have, in relation to England, the functions set out in subsection (2) with respect to external qualifications.

2

The functions are—

a

to keep under review all aspects of such qualifications;

b

to advise the Secretary of State on such matters concerned with such qualifications as he may refer to them or as they may see fit;

c

to advise the Secretary of State on, and if so requested by him assist him to carry out, programmes of research and development for purposes connected with such qualifications;

d

to provide support and advice to persons providing courses leading to such qualifications with a view to establishing and maintaining high standards in the provision of such courses;

e

to publish and disseminate, and assist in the publication and dissemination of, information relating to such qualifications;

f

to develop and publish criteria for the accreditation of such qualifications;

g

to accredit, where they meet such criteria, any such qualifications submitted for accreditation;

h

if designated by the Secretary of State for the purpose, to advise the Secretary of State on the exercise of his powers under section 37 (approval of external qualifications); and

i

if designated by the Secretary of State for the purpose, to exercise any functions conferred on a designated body by regulations under that section.

3

Except to the extent that, by virtue of an order under section 30(1), they are for the time being exercisable with respect to such qualifications solely by the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales, the functions set out in subsection (2)(a) to (g) shall be so exercisable in relation to Wales by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, and shall be so exercisable either—

a

solely by the Authority, or

b

if an order under section 30(1) so provides, by the Authority concurrently with the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales.

4

The functions set out in subsection (2)(a) to (g) shall also be exercisable by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in relation to Northern Ireland but only with respect to National Vocational Qualifications.

5

Subsection (2)(a) to (e) do not apply to qualifications awarded or authenticated by institutions within the higher education sector other than those which have been submitted for accreditation under subsection (2)(g).

6

In this section “external qualification” means—

a

any academic or vocational qualification authenticated or awarded by an outside person, except an academic qualification at first degree level or any comparable or higher level; or

b

(whether within paragraph (a) or not) any National Vocational Qualification.

7

For the purposes of this section—

a

a qualification is awarded by an outside person if the course of education or training leading to the qualification is provided by an institution or an employer and it is awarded by a person other than the institution or employer or a member of its or his staff; and

b

a qualification is authenticated by an outside person if it is awarded by an institution or employer and is authenticated by a person other than the institution or employer or a member of its or his staff.

25 Other functions of the Authority.1

The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority shall advise the Secretary of State on such matters connected with the provision of education or training in England as the Secretary of State may specify by order.

2

The Authority shall carry out such ancillary activities as the Secretary of State may direct.

3

For the purposes of subsection (2) activities are ancillary activities in relation to the Authority if the Secretary of State considers it is appropriate for the Authority to carry out those activities for the purposes of or in connection with the carrying out by the Authority of any of their other functions under this Part.

4

The Authority shall supply the Secretary of State with such reports and other information with respect to the carrying out of their functions as the Secretary of State may require.

26 Supplementary provisions relating to discharge by Authority of their functions.1

In carrying out their functions under this Part the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority shall—

a

comply with any directions given by the Secretary of State; and

b

act in accordance with any plans approved by him; and

c

so far as relevant, have regard to—

i

the requirements of section 351 of the Education Act 1996 (general duties in respect of curriculum),

ii

the requirements of industry, commerce, finance and the professions regarding education and training (including required standards of practical competence), and

iii

the requirements of persons with special learning needs.

2

In carrying out those functions the Authority shall in addition have regard to information supplied to them by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England or by any body designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section.

3

Where in carrying out any of their functions under this Part the Authority accredit or approve any qualification, they may do so on such terms (including terms as to payment) and subject to such conditions as they may determine.

4

Those conditions may in particular include conditions—

a

placing a limit on the amount of the fee that can be demanded in respect of any award or authentication of the qualification in question; and

b

requiring rights of entry to premises and to inspect and copy documents so far as necessary for the Authority to satisfy themselves that the appropriate standards are being maintained, in relation to the award or authentication of the qualification in question, by the persons receiving the accreditation or approval.

5

Before exercising on any occasion their power to impose conditions falling within subsection (4)(a) the Authority shall obtain the consent of the Secretary of State as to such matters relating to the exercise of that power as he may determine.

6

In this section “persons with special learning needs” means—

a

children with special educational needs (as defined in section 312 of the Education Act 1996); or

b

persons (other than children as so defined) who—

i

have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of persons of their age, or

ii

have a disability which either prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for persons of their age.

26A Power of Authority to give directions1

If it appears to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority—

a

that any person (in this section referred to as “the awarding body”) who, either alone or jointly with others, awards or authenticates any qualification accredited by the Authority has failed or is likely to fail to comply with any condition subject to which the accreditation has effect, and

b

that the failure—

i

prejudices or would be likely to prejudice the proper award or authentication of the qualification, or

ii

prejudices or would be likely to prejudice persons who might reasonably be expected to seek to obtain the qualification,

the Authority may direct the awarding body to take or refrain from taking specified steps with a view to securing compliance with the conditions subject to which the accreditation has effect.

2

It shall be the duty of the awarding body to comply with any direction under this section.

3

Any direction under this section is enforceable, on the application of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority—

a

in England and Wales, by a mandatory order, or

b

in Northern Ireland, by an order of mandamus.

Chapter II The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales Renaming of the Authority
27 The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales.1

The body corporate known as Awdurdod Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru shall continue in existence but, as from the commencement of this section, shall be known as Awdurdod Cymwysterau, Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru or the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales.

2

The Authority shall consist of not less than 10 nor more than 15 members appointed by the Secretary of State.

3

Of the members of the Authority, the Secretary of State—

a

shall appoint one as chairman, and

b

may appoint another as deputy chairman.

4

The Secretary of State—

a

shall include among the members of the Authority—

i

persons who appear to him to have relevant knowledge or experience in education, and

ii

persons who appear to him to have relevant knowledge or experience in training; and

b

may include among those members persons who appear to him to have experience of occupations, trades or professions having an interest in education or training.

5

Schedule 5 to this Act, which replaces Schedule 30 to the Education Act 1996, has effect in relation to the Authority.

Functions of the Authority
28 General function of Authority to advance education and training.1

The functions conferred on the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales by this Part shall be exercised by the Authority for the purpose of advancing education and training in Wales.

2

The Authority shall exercise their functions under this Part with a view to promoting quality and coherence in education and training in relation to which they have functions under this Part.

29 Functions of the Authority in relation to curriculum and assessment.1

The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales shall have the functions set out in subsection (2) with respect to pupils of compulsory school age at maintained schools in Wales.

2

The functions are—

a

to keep under review all aspects of the curriculum for such schools and all aspects of school examinations and assessment;

b

to advise the Secretary of State on such matters concerned with the curriculum for such schools or with school examinations and assessment as he may refer to them or as they may see fit;

c

to advise the Secretary of State on, and if so requested by him assist him to carry out, programmes of research and development for purposes connected with the curriculum for such schools or with school examinations and assessment;

d

to publish and disseminate, and assist in the publication and dissemination of, information relating to the curriculum for such schools or to school examinations and assessment;

e

to make arrangements with appropriate bodies for auditing the quality of assessments made in pursuance of assessment arrangements; and

f

so far as relevant to such schools, the functions conferred by section 30(3).

3

The Authority shall have, in relation to Wales, the function of developing learning goals and related materials for children who are receiving nursery education in respect of which grants are (or are to be) made under arrangements under section 1 of the Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Act 1996.

4

The Authority shall have, in relation to Wales, the following functions in connection with baseline assessment schemes (within the meaning of Chapter I of Part IV), namely—

a

if designated by the Secretary of State for the purpose, any function of a designated body under that Chapter; and

b

any other function which may be conferred on the Authority by the Secretary of State.

5

In this section “assessment” and “maintained school” have the same meaning as in section 23.

30 Functions of the Authority in relation to external vocational and academic qualifications.1

The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales shall have, in relation to Wales, such functions with respect to external qualifications as are for the time being conferred on the Authority by an order made by the Secretary of State under this subsection or by subsection (3).

2

The functions with respect to external qualifications which may be conferred on the Authority by an order under subsection (1) are functions falling within paragraphs (a) to (g) of section 24(2), and the functions in question may be so conferred so as to be exercisable either—

a

solely by the Authority, or

b

by the Authority concurrently with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

3

The Authority shall have, in relation to Wales, the following functions with respect to external qualifications, namely—

a

if designated by the Secretary of State for the purpose, to advise the Secretary of State on the exercise of his powers under section 37 (approval of external qualifications); and

b

if designated by the Secretary of State for the purpose, to exercise any functions conferred on a designated body by regulations under that section.

4

Where an order under subsection (1) is made so as to come into force at any time after the day on which that subsection comes into force, the order may include provisions—

a

for the transfer of staff, and

b

for the transfer of property, rights and liabilities held, enjoyed or incurred in connection with any function which, as a result of the order, is to be exercisable by the Authority (whether solely or concurrently).

5

In this section “external qualification” has the same meaning as in section 24.

31 Other functions of the Authority.1

The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales shall advise the Secretary of State on such matters connected with the provision of education or training in Wales as the Secretary of State may specify by order.

2

The Authority shall carry out such ancillary activities as the Secretary of State may direct.

3

For the purposes of subsection (2) activities are ancillary activities in relation to the Authority if the Secretary of State considers it is appropriate for the Authority to carry out those activities for the purposes of or in connection with the carrying out by the Authority of any of their other functions under this Part.

4

The Authority shall supply the Secretary of State with such reports and other information with respect to the carrying out of their functions as the Secretary of State may require.

32 Supplementary provisions relating to discharge by Authority of their functions.1

In carrying out their functions under this Part the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales shall—

a

comply with any directions given by the Secretary of State; and

b

act in accordance with any plans approved by him; and

c

so far as relevant, have regard to—

i

the requirements of section 351 of the Education Act 1996 (general duties in respect of curriculum),

ii

the requirements of industry, commerce, finance and the professions regarding education and training (including required standards of practical competence), and

iii

the requirements of persons with special learning needs.

2

In carrying out those functions the Authority shall in addition have regard to information supplied to them by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales or by any body designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section.

3

Where in carrying out any of their functions under this Part the Authority accredit or approve any qualification, they may do so on such terms (including terms as to payment) and subject to such conditions as they may determine.

4

Those conditions may in particular include conditions—

a

placing a limit on the amount of the fee that can be demanded in respect of any award or authentication of the qualification in question; and

b

requiring rights of entry to premises and to inspect and copy documents so far as necessary for the Authority to satisfy themselves that the appropriate standards are being maintained, in relation to the award or authentication of the qualification in question, by the persons receiving the accreditation or approval.

5

Before exercising on any occasion their power to impose conditions falling within subsection (4)(a) the Authority shall obtain the consent of the Secretary of State as to such matters relating to the exercise of that power as he may determine.

6

In this section “persons with special learning needs” has the same meaning as in section 26.

32A Power of Authority to give directions1

If it appears to the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales—

a

that any person (in this section referred to as “the awarding body”) who, either alone or jointly with others, awards or authenticates any qualification accredited by the Authority has failed or is likely to fail to comply with any condition subject to which the accreditation has effect, and

b

that the failure—

i

prejudices or would be likely to prejudice the proper award or authentication of the qualification, or

ii

prejudices or would be likely to prejudice persons who might reasonably be expected to seek to obtain the qualification,

the Authority may direct the awarding body to take or refrain from taking specified steps with a view to securing compliance with the conditions subject to which the accreditation has effect.

2

It shall be the duty of the awarding body to comply with any direction under this section.

3

Any direction under this section is enforceable, on the application of the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales, by a mandatory order.

Chapter III Provisions supplementary to Chapters I and II Dissolution of existing bodies
33 Dissolution of existing bodies.

The National Council for Vocational Qualifications and the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority are hereby dissolved.

Transfer of property and staff
34 Transfer of property.1

The Secretary of State may by order provide for the transfer to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, or (as the case may be) to the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales, of—

a

such of the land or other property of the National Council for Vocational Qualifications or the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority, and

b

such of the rights and liabilities of either of those bodies (other than rights and liabilities arising under contracts of employment),

as, in his opinion, need to be transferred to enable the transferee Authority to carry out their functions properly.

2

No order under subsection (1) may be made after the end of the period of six months beginning with the day on which section 21 comes into force.

3

Any order under subsection (1) made before the day on which section 21 comes into force shall come into force on that day.

4

Where, immediately after the end of the period within which an order under subsection (1) may be made, any property, rights or liabilities remain vested in the National Council for Vocational Qualifications or the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority, they shall forthwith vest in the Secretary of State.

5

The Secretary of State may by order provide that there shall be substituted for the period mentioned in subsection (2) such shorter period as he may specify in the order, being a period ending no earlier than the day on which the order comes into force.

35 Transfer of staff.1

This section applies to any person who—

a

is employed by the National Council for Vocational Qualifications (“the NCVQ”) or the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority (“the SCAA”) immediately before section 21 comes into force, and

b

is designated as respects the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, or (as the case may be) the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales, by order of the Secretary of State;

and in this section “the relevant Authority” means, in relation to any such person, the Authority as respects which he is designated by the order.

2

A contract of employment between a person to whom this section applies and the NCVQ or the SCAA shall have effect, from the day on which the order under subsection (1)(b) comes into force, as if originally made between him and the relevant Authority.

3

Without prejudice to subsection (2)—

a

all the rights, powers, duties and liabilities of the NCVQ or the SCAA under or in connection with a contract to which that subsection applies shall by virtue of that subsection be transferred to the relevant Authority on the day on which the order under subsection (1)(b) comes into force, and

b

anything done before that day by or in relation to the NCVQ or the SCAA in respect of that contract or the employee shall be deemed from that day to have been done by or in relation to the relevant Authority.

4

Subsections (2) and (3) are without prejudice to any right of an employee to terminate his contract of employment if his working conditions are changed substantially to his detriment; but such a change shall not be taken to have occurred by reason only of the change in employer effected by subsection (2).

5

In subsection (4) the reference to an employee’s working conditions includes a reference to any rights (whether accrued or contingent) under any pension or superannuation scheme of which he was a member by virtue of his employment with the NCVQ or the SCAA (as the case may be).

6

An order under subsection (1)(b) may designate a person either individually or as falling within a class or description of employee.

7

No order under subsection (1)(b) may be made after the end of the period of six months beginning with the day on which section 21 comes into force.

8

Any order under subsection (1)(b) made before the day on which section 21 comes into force shall come into force on that day.

9

The Secretary of State may by order provide that there shall be substituted for the period mentioned in subsection (7) such shorter period as he may specify in the order, being a period ending no earlier than the day on which the order comes into force.

Levy on bodies awarding accredited qualifications
36 Levy on bodies awarding qualifications accredited by relevant Authority.1

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for a levy to be payable to the relevant Authority by persons who award vocational qualifications accredited by that Authority.

2

Regulations under this section shall—

a

specify the rate of the levy or the method by which it is to be calculated (and, without prejudice to the generality of section 54(3), may make different provision in relation to different cases);

b

make provision as to the times when, and the manner in which, payments are to be made in respect of the levy;

c

provide for the relevant Authority to withdraw their accreditation of a qualification in cases of non-payment of the levy.

3

Any sums received by the relevant Authority in respect of the levy shall be applied by them in giving such financial assistance to other bodies as the Secretary of State may specify with a view to assisting that Authority to secure the development and improvement of standards in relation to vocational qualifications.

4

In this section “the relevant Authority” means—

a

the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in the case of a qualification accredited by that Authority; and

b

the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales in the case of a qualification accredited by that Authority.

Chapter IV Control of certain courses leading to external qualifications
37 Requirement for approval of certain publicly-funded and school courses leading to external qualifications.1

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide—

a

that no course of study leading to an external qualification is to be provided with the use of any specified public funding, and

b

that no course of study leading to an external qualification is to be provided for pupils of compulsory school age by or on behalf of a maintained school,

unless (in each case) the qualification is for the time being approved by the Secretary of State or a designated body in accordance with the regulations.

2

Regulations under this section may in particular make provision—

a

prescribing the conditions required to be satisfied before any qualification may be so approved and the circumstances in which any approval may be withdrawn;

b

conferring functions on a designated body in relation to any such conditions; and

c

imposing duties on governing bodies of institutions providing courses of study to which the regulations apply, and on head teachers, principals and other heads of such institutions, to secure compliance with the regulations.

3

Regulations under this section shall not apply to—

a

any course of study provided at an institution within the higher education sector; or

b

any course of study leading to a qualification awarded or authenticated by any such institution.

4

In this section—

designated” means designated by the Secretary of State;

external qualification” has the same meaning as in section 24;

maintained school” has the same meaning as in section 23; and

specified public funding” means public funding of such description as is specified in or determined in accordance with regulations under this section.

5

Sections 400 and 401 of the Education Act 1996 (courses leading to external qualifications provided at schools and further education institutions), which are superseded by this section, shall cease to have effect.

Part VI Inspection of local education authorities and school inspectionsChapter I Inspection of local education authorities
38 Inspection of LEAs.1

The Chief Inspector—

a

may, and

b

if requested to do so by the Secretary of State, shall,

arrange for any local education authority to be inspected under this section.

2

An inspection of a local education authority under this section shall consist of a review of the way in which the authority are performing any function of theirs (of whatever nature) which relates to the provision of education—

a

for persons of compulsory school age (whether at school or otherwise), or

b

for persons of any age above or below that age who are registered as pupils at schools maintained by the authority.

3

A request by the Secretary of State under this section may relate to one or more local education authorities, and shall specify both—

a

the local education authority or authorities concerned, and

b

the functions of theirs to which the inspection is to relate.

4

Before making any such request the Secretary of State shall consult the Chief Inspector as to the matters to be specified in the request in accordance with subsection (3).

5

Any inspection under this section shall be conducted—

a

by one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools in England or (as the case may require) Wales, or

b

by any additional inspector authorised under paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the School Inspections Act 1996;

but he may be assisted by such other persons (whether or not members of the Chief Inspector’s staff) as the Chief Inspector thinks fit.

6

For the purposes of this section a local education authority shall provide the Chief Inspector with such information as may be prescribed, and shall do so in such form and—

a

within such period following a request made by the Chief Inspector in any prescribed circumstances, or

b

at such other times,

as regulations may provide.

7

In this section and sections 39 to 41 “the Chief Inspector” means—

a

in relation to a local education authority in England, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England; and

b

in relation to a local education authority in Wales, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales;

and in those sections references to “the inspector” in relation to an inspection under this section are references to the person conducting the inspection.

39 Reports of inspections under s. 38 and action plan by LEA.1

Where an inspection under section 38 has been completed, the inspector shall make a written report on the matters reviewed in the course of the inspection, and shall send copies of the report to—

a

any local education authority to which the inspection relates; and

b

the Secretary of State.

2

Where a local education authority receive a copy of a report under this section, they shall prepare a written statement of the action which they propose to take in the light of the report and the period within which they propose to take it.

3

The authority shall publish—

a

the report, and

b

the statement prepared under subsection (2),

within such period, and in such manner, as may be prescribed.

4

The Chief Inspector may arrange for any report under this section to be published in such manner as he considers appropriate.

40 Inspector’s rights of entry etc.1

The inspector in the case of any inspection under section 38, and any person assisting him, shall have at all reasonable times—

a

a right of entry to the premises of any local education authority to which the inspection relates, and

b

a right to inspect, and take copies of, any records kept by the authority, and any other documents containing information relating to the authority, which he considers relevant to the exercise of his functions;

and section 42 of the School Inspections Act 1996 (inspection of computer records for purposes of Part I of that Act) shall apply for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of Part I of that Act.

2

Without prejudice to subsection (1) above, a local education authority to which an inspection under section 38 relates shall give the inspector, and any person assisting him, all assistance in connection with the exercise of his functions which they are reasonably able to give.

3

In the case of any inspection under section 38, subsection (1) above shall apply in relation to any school maintained by any local education authority to which the inspection relates as it applies in relation to the authority; and without prejudice to that subsection (as it so applies)—

a

the governing body of any such school shall give the inspector, and any person assisting him, all assistance in connection with the exercise of his functions which they are reasonably able to give; and

b

the governing body of any such school and the authority shall secure that all such assistance is also given by persons who work at the school.

4

In this section “document” and “records” each include information recorded in any form.

41 Inspections involving collaboration of Audit Commission.1

If requested to do so by the Chief Inspector, the Audit Commission may assist with any inspection under section 38; and subsections (2) to (5) below have effect where the Commission assist with any such inspection.

2

Section 40 shall apply to the Commission and to any authorised person as it applies to the inspector.

3

Any information obtained by virtue of section 40 by a person falling within one of the categories mentioned in subsection (4) may be disclosed for the purposes of the inspection, or the preparation or making of the report under section 39(1), to a person falling within the other category.

4

Those categories are—

a

the Commission and any authorised person; and

b

the inspector and any person assisting him.

5

Any report prepared under section 39(1) shall be prepared by the inspector acting in conjunction with the Commission.

6

The Commission shall not provide assistance under this section unless, before it does so, the Chief Inspector has agreed to pay the Commission an amount equal to the full costs incurred by the Commission in providing the assistance.

7

In this section—

the Audit Commission” means the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales; and

authorised person” means a person authorised by the Audit Commission for the purposes of this section.

Chapter II School Inspections
42 Miscellaneous amendments relating to school inspections.

Schedule 6 (which contains amendments relating to inspections under the School Inspections Act 1996 and the Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Act 1996) shall have effect.

Part VII Careers education and guidance
43 Provision of careers education in schools.1

All registered pupils at a school to which this section applies must be provided, during the relevant phase of their education, with a programme of careers education.

2

This section applies to—

a

county and voluntary schools;

b

grant-maintained schools;

c

maintained or grant-maintained special schools (other than those established in hospitals);

d

city technology colleges and city colleges for the technology of the arts; and

e

pupil referral units.

3

It is the duty of each of the following to secure that subsection (1) is complied with, namely—

a

in the case of a school falling within subsection (2)(a) to (c), the governing body of the school and its head teacher,

b

in the case of a school falling within subsection (2)(d), the proprietors of the school and its head teacher, and

c

in the case of a pupil referral unit, the local education authority maintaining the unit and the teacher in charge of it.

4

Each of sections 496 and 497 of the Education Act 1996 (default powers of Secretary of State) shall, in relation to the duty imposed by subsection (3) above, have effect as if any reference to a body to which that section applies included a reference to the proprietors of a school falling within subsection (2)(d) above.

5

For the purposes of this section the relevant phase of a pupil’s education is the period—

a

beginning at the same time as the school year in which the majority of pupils in his class attain the age of 14; and

b

ending with the expiry of the school year in which the majority of pupils in his class attain the age of 16.

6

In this section—

career” includes the undertaking of any training, employment or occupation or any course of education;

careers education” means education designed to prepare persons for taking decisions about their careers and to help them implement such decisions;

class”, in relation to a particular pupil, means—

a

the teaching group in which he is regularly taught, or

b

if he is taught in different groups for different subjects, such one of those groups as is designated by the head teacher of the school or, in the case of a pupil at a pupil referral unit, by the teacher in charge of the unit.

44 Schools and other institutions to co-operate with careers advisers.1

Where a careers adviser has responsibilities in relation to persons attending an educational institution to which this section applies, he shall on request be provided with—

a

the name and address of every relevant pupil or student at the institution; and

b

any information in the institution’s possession about any such pupil or student which the careers adviser needs in order to be able to provide him with advice and guidance on decisions about his career or with other information relevant to such decisions.

2

If the registered address of a parent of any such pupil is different from the pupil’s registered address, subsection (1)(a) requires the parent’s address to be provided as well.

3

Paragraph (a) or (as the case may be) paragraph (b) of subsection (1) does not, however, apply to any pupil or student to the extent that—

a

(where he is under the age of 18) a parent of his, or

b

(where he has attained that age) he himself,

has indicated that any information falling within that paragraph should not be provided to the careers adviser.

4

Where a careers adviser has responsibilities in relation to persons attending an educational institution to which this section applies, he shall on request be permitted to have, in the case of any relevant pupil or student specified by him, access to that person—

a

on the institution’s premises, and

b

at a reasonable time agreed by or on behalf of the head teacher, principal or other head of the institution,

for the purpose of enabling him to provide that person with advice and guidance on decisions about his career and with any other information relevant to such decisions.

5

Such access shall include an opportunity for the careers adviser to interview that person about his career, if he agrees to be so interviewed.

6

Where a careers adviser has responsibilities in relation to persons attending an educational institution to which this section applies, he shall on request be permitted to have, in the case of any group of relevant pupils or students specified by him, access—

a

to that group of persons in the manner specified in subsection (4)(a) and (b), and

b

to such of the institution’s facilities as can conveniently be made available for his use,

for the purpose of enabling him to provide those persons with group sessions on any matters relating to careers or to advice or guidance about careers.

7

Any request made for the purposes of subsection (1), (4) or (6) must be made in writing to the head teacher, principal or other head of the institution in question.

8

This section applies to—

a

the schools listed in section 43(2)(a) to (d); and

b

institutions within the further education sector.

9

It is the duty of each of the following to secure that subsections (1), (4) and (6) are complied with, namely—

a

in the case of a school falling within section 43(2)(a) to (c) or an institution within the further education sector, the governing body of the school or institution and its head teacher, principal or other head, and

b

in the case of a school falling within section 43(2)(d), the proprietors of the school and its head teacher;

and section 43(4) shall apply in relation to that duty as it applies in relation to the duty imposed by section 43(3).

10

For the purposes of this section—

a

a pupil at a school is a relevant pupil—

i

at any time during the period which is the relevant phase of his education for the purposes of section 43, or

ii

if he is over compulsory school age and receiving secondary education; and

b

a person is a relevant student at an institution within the further education sector if he is receiving at the institution either—

i

full-time education, or

ii

part-time education of a description commonly undergone by persons in order to fit them for employment.

11

For the purposes of this section—

a

careers adviser” means a person who is employed by a body providing services in pursuance of arrangements made or directions given under section 10 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 and who is acting, in the course of his employment by that body, for the purposes of the provision of any such services; and

b

a careers adviser has responsibilities for any persons if his employment by that body includes the provision of any such services for them.

12

In this section “career” has the same meaning as in section 43.

45 Provision of careers information at schools and other institutions.1

Persons attending an educational institution to which this section applies must be provided with access to both—

a

guidance materials, and

b

a wide range of up-to-date reference materials,

relating to careers education and career opportunities.

2

This section applies to—

a

the schools listed in section 43(2)(a) to (d); and

b

institutions within the further education sector.

3

It is the duty of each of the following to secure that subsection (1) is complied with, namely—

a

in the case of a school falling within section 43(2)(a) to (c) or an institution within the further education sector, the governing body of the school or institution and its head teacher, principal or other head, and

b

in the case of a school falling within section 43(2)(d), the proprietors of the school and its head teacher;

and section 43(4) shall apply in relation to that duty as it applies in relation to the duty imposed by section 43(3).

4

The persons who under subsection (3) above are responsible for discharging that duty in relation to an institution shall seek assistance with discharging it from a body providing services in pursuance of arrangements made or directions given under section 10 of the Employment and Training Act 1973.

5

In this section “career” and “careers education” have the same meaning as in section 43.

6

Nothing in this section applies to any primary school.

46 Extension or modification of provisions of ss. 43 to 45.1

The Secretary of State may by regulations extend the scope of operation of section 43 or section 44 by substituting for the period specified in section 43(5) or section 44(10)(a)(i) such other period as is specified.

2

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for extending the scope of operation of section 43, 44 or 45 to primary schools or to any specified description of such schools.

3

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for requiring—

a

the governing bodies of institutions within the further education sector, and

b

the principals or other heads of such institutions,

to secure that a programme of careers education is provided for any specified description of persons attending such institutions.

4

The Secretary of State may by regulations amend the definition of “careers adviser” set out in section 44(11)(a).

5

In this section—

careers education” has the same meaning as in section 43;

specified” means specified in the regulations in question.

Part VIII Miscellaneous and general Exceptional educational provision
47 Functions of LEAs as regards exceptional educational provision.1

Section 19 of the Education Act 1996 (exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere) shall be amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) (duty of local education authority to make arrangements for provision of suitable full-time or part-time education, at school or otherwise, for excluded children etc.), the words “full-time or part-time” shall be omitted.

3

In subsection (4) (power of local education authority to make arrangements for provision of suitable full-time or part-time education, otherwise than at school, for excluded young persons etc.), the words “full-time or part-time” shall be omitted.

4

After that subsection there shall be inserted—

4A

In determining what arrangements to make under subsection (1) or (4) in the case of any child or young person a local education authority shall have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.

Management committees for pupil referral units
48 Management committees for pupil referral units.

At the end of Schedule 1 to the Education Act 1996 (pupil referral units) there shall be added—

15 Management committees1

Regulations may make provision—

a

for requiring any local education authority who maintain a pupil referral unit to establish a committee to act as the management committee for the unit; and

b

for that committee to discharge on behalf of the authority such of their functions in connection with the unit as are delegated by them to the committee in accordance with the regulations.

2

Regulations under this paragraph may in particular make provision—

a

for enabling a local education authority to establish a joint committee to act as the management committee for two or more pupil referral units maintained by the authority;

b

for requiring the approval of the Secretary of State to be obtained before any such joint committee is established;

c

as to the composition of a management committee established under the regulations and—

i

the appointment and removal of its members, and

ii

their terms of office,

and in particular for requiring such a committee to include persons representing schools (including grant-maintained schools) situated in the area from which the unit or units in question may be expected to draw pupils;

d

for requiring or (as the case may be) prohibiting the delegation by a local education authority to a management committee of such functions in connection with pupil referral units as are specified in the regulations;

e

for authorising a management committee to establish sub-committees;

f

for enabling (subject to any provisions of the regulations) a local education authority or a management committee to determine to any extent the committee’s procedure and that of any sub-committee;

g

for limiting the personal liability of members of any such committee or sub-committee in respect of their acts or omissions as such members;

h

for applying to any such committee or sub-committee, with or without modification—

i

any provision of the Education Acts, or

ii

any provision made by or under any other enactment and relating to committees or (as the case may be) sub-committees of a local authority.

Teachers not under contract of employment and persons having access to those under 19
49 Power to make regulations: teachers not under contract of employment and persons having access to those under 19.1

Section 218 of the Education Reform Act 1988 (power of Secretary of State to make regulations in respect of schools and further and higher education institutions) shall be amended as follows.

2

After subsection (6) there shall be inserted—

6A

The Secretary of State may by regulations impose requirements on—

a

local education authorities,

b

the governing bodies of schools or institutions falling within subsection (10) below, or

c

the proprietors of independent schools,

for the purpose of prohibiting or restricting, on medical grounds or in cases of misconduct, access to persons who have not attained the age of nineteen years by persons (not falling within subsection (6) above) who provide services falling within subsection (6B).

6B

Those services are services provided in relation to the school or institution or persons attending it which—

a

are provided by whatever means and whether under contract or otherwise, and

b

bring the persons providing them regularly into contact with persons who have not attained the age of nineteen years.

3

In subsection (12) (definition of “school”), after “(6)(d)” there shall be inserted “ or (6A) ”.

4

After subsection (12) there shall be inserted—

13

For the purposes of this section—

a

any reference to persons employed as teachers includes a reference to persons engaged to provide their services as teachers otherwise than under contracts of employment; and

b

any reference to teachers or other persons employed by local education authorities or by any description of governing bodies or proprietors includes a reference to teachers or other persons engaged to provide their services for such authorities, governing bodies or proprietors (as the case may be) otherwise than under contracts of employment;

and any reference to employment (or further employment) shall be construed accordingly.

Costs of teachers’ premature retirement
50 Recoupment by local education authority of costs of teachers’ premature retirement.1

Section 139 of the Education Act 1996 (payments in respect of dismissal etc. of teachers at schools with delegated budgets) shall be amended as follows.

2

In subsection (5) (local education authority’s costs in respect of teacher’s dismissal or premature retirement not normally to be met from school’s budget share), at the beginning there shall be inserted “ Subject to subsection (5A), ”.

3

After that subsection there shall be inserted—

5A

Subsection (5) does not apply to costs incurred by the local education authority in respect of any premature retirement of a member of the staff of the school occurring on or after the date of the passing of the Education Act 1997; and such costs shall be met from the school’s budget share for one or more financial years except in so far as the authority agree with the governing body (whether before or after the retirement occurs) that they shall not be so met.

5B

The agreement of the local education authority for the purposes of subsection (5A) must be given in writing on or after the date of the passing of that Act.

4

For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions inserted by this section have effect in relation to a school despite anything in any scheme prepared by the local education authority under section 103 of the Education Act 1996 (schemes providing for financial delegation).

Definition of “school”
51 Definition of “school”.

In section 4 of the Education Act 1996 (definition of “school”), for subsection (1) there shall be substituted—

1

In this Act “school” means an educational institution which is outside the further education sector and the higher education sector and is an institution for providing—

a

primary education,

b

secondary education, or

c

both primary and secondary education,

whether or not the institution also provides part-time education suitable to the requirements of junior pupils or further education.

Compulsory school age
52 Commencement of compulsory school age.1

Section 8 of the Education Act 1996 (compulsory school age) shall be amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).

2

For subsection (2) there shall be substituted—

2

A person begins to be of compulsory school age—

a

when he attains the age of five, if he attains that age on a prescribed day, and

b

otherwise at the beginning of the prescribed day next following his attaining that age.

3

For subsection (4) there shall be substituted—

4

The Secretary of State may by order—

a

provide that such days in the year as are specified in the order shall be, for each calendar year, prescribed days for the purposes of subsection (2);

b

determine the day in any calendar year which is to be the school leaving date for that year.

4

The Secretary of State may also make an order providing that such days in the year as are specified in the order shall be, for each calendar year during the whole or part of which section 8 of the Education Act 1996 is not wholly in force, prescribed days for the purposes of paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 40 to that Act (transitory provisions pending coming into force of section 8 of that Act) as it has effect in accordance with subsection (5) below.

5

Where a person does not attain the age of five on any of those prescribed days, he shall be regarded for the purposes of paragraph 1(2) of that Schedule—

a

as not attaining that age, and

b

accordingly as not being of compulsory school age,

until the beginning of the prescribed day next following his fifth birthday.

General provisions
53 Stamp duty.1

Subject to subsection (2), stamp duty shall not be chargeable in respect of any transfer effected by virtue of section 30 or 34.

2

No instrument (other than a statutory instrument) made or executed in pursuance of either of the provisions mentioned in subsection (1) shall be treated as duly stamped unless it is stamped with the duty to which it would, but for this section (and, if applicable, section 129 of the Finance Act 1982), be liable or it has, in accordance with the provisions of section 12 of the Stamp Act 1891, been stamped with a particular stamp denoting that it is not chargeable with any duty or that it has been duly stamped.

54 Orders and regulations.1

Any power of the Secretary of State to make orders or regulations under this Act, except an order u.nder section 25 or 31, shall be exercised by statutory instrument.

2

A statutory instrument containing any order or regulations under this Act, except an order under section 58, shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

3

Any order or regulations under this Act may make different provision for different cases, circumstances or areas and may contain such incidental, supplemental, saving or transitional provisions as the Secretary of State thinks fit.

4

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (3), any order or regulations under this Act may make in relation to Wales provision different from that made in relation to England.

55 Financial provisions.

There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

a

any sums required for the payment by the Secretary of State of grants under this Act;

b

any administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of this Act; and

c

any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable under any other Act.

56 Construction.1

In this Act—

prescribed” means prescribed by regulations; and

regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act.

2

This Act shall be construed as one with the Education Act 1996.

3

Where, however, an expression is given for the purposes of any provision of this Act a meaning different from that given to it for the purposes of that Act, the meaning given for the purposes of that provision shall apply instead of the one given for the purposes of that Act.

57 Minor and consequential amendments, repeals etc.1

The minor and consequential amendments set out in Schedule 7 shall have effect.

2

Any reference in any enactment to Part I of Schedule 33 to the Education Act 1996 (appeal committees for hearing admission appeals), or to any provision of that Part of that Schedule, shall (so far as the context permits) be read as including a reference to that Part of that Schedule, or (as the case may be) to that provision of that Part, as applied by paragraph 4 of Schedule 16 or paragraph 3 of Schedule 33A to that Act.

3

For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions inserted in the Education Act 1996 by Parts II and III of this Act have effect despite anything in the articles (or, as the case may be, in the instrument or articles) of government of a school to, or in relation to, which those inserted provisions apply or are applied.

4

The enactments specified in Schedule 8 are repealed to the extent specified.

58 Short title, commencement and extent etc.1

This Act may be cited as the Education Act 1997.

2

This Act shall be included in the list of Education Acts set out in section 578 of the Education Act 1996.

3

Subject to subsection (4), this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint, and different days may be appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.

4

The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

section 50,

section 54,

paragraph 48(2) of Schedule 7 and section 57(1) so far as relating thereto, and

this section.

5

Subject to subsections (6) and (7), this Act extends to England and Wales only.

6

The following provisions extend to Northern Ireland—

sections 21 and 22,

section 24(4),

section 26,

sections 34 to 36,

section 53,

section 54,

this section, and

Schedule 4.

7

The amendment or repeal by this Act of an enactment extending to Scotland or Northern Ireland extends also to Scotland or, as the case may be, Northern Ireland.

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<notes source="#source">
<note class="commentary F" eId="c11259401">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/1">S. 1</ref>
repealed (1.9.1997) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/59">1997 c. 59</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/59/section/6/3">ss. 6(3)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/59/section/7/3/a">7(3)(a)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/59/schedule/part/I">Sch. Pt.I</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/59/section/1/3">s. 1(3)</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11259461">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="c11259471">
<p>
S. 5 wholly in force at 1.9.1998 see s. 58(3) and
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386">S.I. 1998/386</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/article/2/4">arts. 2(4)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/article/4">4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/1/part/IV">Sch. 1 Pt. IV</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/2/part/II">Sch. 2 Pt. II</ref>
(subject to transitional provisions in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/2/part/II">Sch. 2 Pt. II</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11259481">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11259781">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11259871">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c17845671">
<p>
S. 26A inserted (1.10.2002) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/32">Education Act 2002 (c. 32)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/32/section/189">s. 189</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/32/schedule/17/paragraph/4">Sch. 17 para. 4</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/32/section/210/8">ss. 210(8)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/32/section/214/4">214(4)</ref>
);
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2439">S.I. 2002/2439</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2439/article/2">art. 2</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c17889551">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/32A">S. 32A</ref>
inserted (19.12.2002) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/32">Education Act 2002 (c. 32)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/32/section/189">s. 189</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/32/schedule/17/paragraph/8">Sch. 17 para. 8</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/32/section/210/8">ss. 210(8)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/32/section/214/4">214(4)</ref>
);
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/3185">S.I. 2002/3185</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/3185/article/2">arts. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/3185/article/4">4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/3185/schedule/part/1">Sch. Pt. 1</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary C" eId="c11260201">
<p>
S. 41 restricted (11.9.1998) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/18">1998 c. 18</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/18/section/1/5">ss. 1(5)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/18/section/55/2">55(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/18/schedule/1/paragraph/8/2/e">Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(e)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11260401">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/35">1973 c. 35</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11260411">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="c11260421">
<p>
S. 49 partly in force; s. 49 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 58(3); s. 49(1) in force for certain purposes at 1.10.1997 and s. 49(2)(3) in force at 1.10.1997 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468">S.I. 1997/1468</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468/schedule/1/part/I">Sch. 1 Pt. I</ref>
; s. 49(1) in force for all other purposes at 1.3.1998 and s. 49(4) in force at 1.3.1998 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386">S.I. 1998/386</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/article/2/schedule/1/part/I">art. 2 Sch. 1 Pt. I</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11260431">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/40">1988 c. 40</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11260521">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/39">1982 c. 39</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11260531">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1891/39">1891 c. 39</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary P" eId="c11260541">
<p>
S. 54(3) power partly exercised (3.4.1997): 4.4.1997 appointed for specified provisions by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1153">S.I. 1997/1153</ref>
</p>
<p>
s. 54(3) power partly exercised (5.6.1997): different dates appointed for specified provisions by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468">S.I. 1997/1468</ref>
(with savings and transitional provisions)
</p>
<p>
S. 54(3) power partly exercised (24.2.1998): different dates appointed for specified provisions by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386">S.I. 1998/386</ref>
(with savings and transitional provisions)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11260551">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11259581">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11259611">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="c11259641">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/14">S. 14</ref>
partly in force at 1.9.1997;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/14">s. 14</ref>
not in force at Royal Assent see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/58/3">s. 58(3)</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/14">s. 14</ref>
in force to the extent that it relates to paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Schedule inserted as Schedule 33B to the 1996 Act set out in Schedule 3 to this Act at 1.9.1997 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468">S.I. 1997/1468</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468/article/2/2">art. 2(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468/schedule/1/part/II">Sch. 1 Pt. II</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11259651">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11260361">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/35">1973 c. 35</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11260251">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11260441">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="c11260561">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/57">S. 57</ref>
partly in force;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/57/1">S. 57(1)</ref>
partly in force at Royal Assent see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/58/4">s. 58(4)</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/57/4">s. 57(4)</ref>
in force for certain purposes at 4.4.1997 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1153">S.I. 1997/1153</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1153/article/2">art. 2</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/57/1/4">s. 57(1)(4)</ref>
in force for certain purposes at 14.6.1997, 1.9.1997 and 1.10.1997 and s. 57(2)(3) in force at 1.9.1997 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468">S.I. 1997/1468</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468/schedule/1">Sch. 1</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468/part/I">Pts. I</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468/part/II">II</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468/part/III">III</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11260571">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary P" eId="c11260611">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/58/3">S. 58(3)</ref>
power partly exercised (3.4.1997): 4.4.1997 appointed for specified provisions by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1153">S.I. 1997/1153</ref>
</p>
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/58/3">S. 58(3)</ref>
power partly exercised (5.6.1997): different dates appointed for specified provisions by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468">S.I. 1997/1468</ref>
(with savings and transitional provisions)
</p>
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/58/3">S. 58(3)</ref>
power partly exercised (24.2.1998): different dates appointed for specified provisions by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386">S.I. 1998/386</ref>
(with savings and transitional provisions)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11260621">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="c11260461">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/52">S. 52</ref>
partly in force;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/52">s. 52</ref>
not in force at Royal Assent see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/58/3">s. 58(3)</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/52/4">s. 52(4)</ref>
in force at 1.9.1997 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468">S.I. 1997/1468</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468/schedule/1/part/II">Sch. 1 Pt. II</ref>
;
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/52/1" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/52/3">s. 52(1)-(3)</rref>
in force at 1.8.1998 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386">S.I. 1998/386</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/1/part/III">Sch. 1 Pt. III</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11260471">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="c11259681">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/16">S. 16</ref>
wholly in force at 1.4.1999;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/16">s. 16</ref>
not in force at Royal Assent see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/58/3">s. 58(3)</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/16/2/3/6">s. 16(2)(3)(6)</ref>
in force at 1.11.1997 and s.16(4) in force at 1.11.1997 in its application to England by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468">S.I. 1997/1468</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468/schedule/1/part/IV">Sch. 1 Pt. IV</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/16/1/5">s. 16(1)(5)</ref>
in force at 1.4.1998 to the extent to which those subsections apply to England and s. 16(4) in force at 1.11.1998 to the extent that that subsection applies to Wales and s. 16(1)(5) in force at 1.4.1999 to the extent that those subsections apply to Wales by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386">S.I. 1998/386</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/1/part/II">Sch.1 Pts. II</ref>
,V,VI
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="c11259711">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/17">S. 17</ref>
wholly in force at 1.9.1999;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/17">s. 17</ref>
not in force at Royal Assent see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/58/3">s. 58(3)</ref>
;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/17/4/8">s. 17(4)(8)</ref>
in force at 1.11.1997 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468">S.I. 1997/1468</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468/schedule/1/part/IV">Sch. 1 Pt. IV</ref>
;
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/17/1" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/17/3">s. 17(1)-(3)</rref>
,(5)-(7) in force at 1.8.1998 to the extent that those subsections apply to England and in force at 1.9.1999 to the extent that those subsections apply to Wales by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386">S.I. 1998/386</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/1/part/III">Sch. 1 Pts. III</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/1/part/VII">VII</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="c11259981">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/37">S. 37</ref>
partly in force;
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/37">s. 37</ref>
not in force at Royal Assent see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/58/3">s. 58(3)</ref>
;
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/37/1" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/37/4">s. 37(1)-(4)</rref>
in force at 1.9.1997 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468">S.I. 1997/1468</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468/article/2">art. 2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/1468/schedule/1">Sch. 1</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11259991">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11259791">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/50">1996 c. 50</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11259861">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11259881">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/50">1996 c. 50</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11259951">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11260141">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/57">1996 c. 57</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11260191">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/57">1996 c. 57</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11260211">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/57">1996 c. 57</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11260221">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/50">1996 c. 50</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="c11259411">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/2">S. 2</ref>
wholly in force at 1.4.1998 see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/58/3">s. 58(3)</ref>
and
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386">S.I. 1998/386</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/article/2/2">arts. 2(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/article/4">4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/1/part/II">Sch. 1 Pt. II</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/2/part/I/paragraph/2">Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 2</ref>
(subject to transitional provisons in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/2/part/I/paragraph/2">Sch. 2 Pt.I para. 2</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="c11259431">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/3">S. 3</ref>
wholly in force at 1.4.1998 see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/58/3">s. 58(3)</ref>
and
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386">S.I. 1998/386</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/article/2/2">arts. 2(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/article/4">4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/1/part/II">Sch. 1 Pt. II</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/2/part/I/paragraph/2">Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 2</ref>
(subject to transitional provisions in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/2/part/I/paragraph/2">Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 2</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11259441">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="c11259491">
<p>
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/6" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/8">Ss. 6-8</rref>
wholly in force at 1.9.1998 see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/58/3">s. 58(3)</ref>
and
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386">S.I. 1998/386</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/article/2/4">arts. 2(4)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/article/4">4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/1/part/IV">Sch. 1 Pt. IV</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/2/part/II">Sch. 2 Pt. II</ref>
(subject to transitional provisions in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/2/part/II">Sch. 2 Pt. II</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11259501">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="c11259521">
<p>
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/6" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/8">Ss. 6-8</rref>
wholly in force at 1.9.1998 see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/58/3">s. 58(3)</ref>
and
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386">S.I. 1998/386</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/article/2/4">arts. 2(4)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/article/4">4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/1/part/IV">Sch. 1 Pt. IV</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/2/part/II">Sch. 2 Pt. II</ref>
(subject to transitional provisions in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/2/part/II">Sch. 2 Pt. II</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11259531">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="c11259551">
<p>
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/6" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/8">Ss. 6-8</rref>
wholly in force at 1.9.1998 see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/58/3">s. 58(3)</ref>
and
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386">S.I. 1998/386</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/article/2/4">arts. 2(4)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/article/4">4</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/1/part/IV">Sch. 1 Pt. IV</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/2/part/II">Sch. 2 Pt. II</ref>
(subject to transitional provisions in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/386/schedule/2/part/II">Sch. 2 Pt. II</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary M" eId="c11259561">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/56">1996 c. 56</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="c11259631">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/part/III">Pt. III</ref>
(ss. 10-14) repealed (1.2.1999 to the extent that it relates to the repeal of s. 13 of the amended Act) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/31">1998 c. 31</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/31/section/140/1/3">ss. 140(1)(3)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/31/schedule/30/paragraph/208/c">Sch. 30 para. 208(c)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/31/schedule/31">Sch.31</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/31/section/138/9">ss. 138(9)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/31/section/144/6">144(6)</ref>
);
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/2212">S.I. 1998/2212</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/2212/article/2/3">art. 2(3)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/2212/schedule/1/part/III">Sch.1 Pt. III</ref>
</p>
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<ukm:Section Ref="section-148-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2022/1/section/148/2">s. 148(2)</ukm:Section>
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<ukm:AffectingTitle xml:lang="cy">Deddf Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru) 2022</ukm:AffectingTitle>
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<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2022/1/schedule/4">Sch. 4 </ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-4-paragraph-9-4-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2022/1/schedule/4/paragraph/9/4/b">para. 9(4)(b)</ukm:Section>
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<ukm:Section Ref="section-19" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2022/1/section/19">s. 19</ukm:Section>
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<ukm:Section Ref="section-148-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2022/1/section/148/2">s. 148(2)</ukm:Section>
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<ukm:Section Ref="section-269-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/22/section/269/4" Extent="E+W+S+N.I." ExtentStatus="Inherited" StartDate="2009-11-12" StartDateStatus="Inherited">s. 269(4)</ukm:Section>
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<ukm:Section Ref="section-161-3-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/25/section/161/3/b">s. 161(3)(b)</ukm:Section>
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<ukm:Section Ref="section-173-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/25/section/173/4">s. 173(4)</ukm:Section>
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<ukm:Section Ref="section-24-2B" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/24/2B" FoundRef="section-24">s. 24(2B)</ukm:Section>
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<ukm:Section Ref="section-24-2D" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/24/2D" FoundRef="section-24">(2D)</ukm:Section>
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<ukm:Section Ref="section-9" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/25/section/9">s. 9</ukm:Section>
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<ukm:Section Ref="section-173-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/25/section/173/4">s. 173(4)</ukm:Section>
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<ukm:Section Ref="section-24-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/24/4">s. 24(4)</ukm:Section>
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<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-161-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/25/section/161/4">s. 161(4)</ukm:Section>
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<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-173-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/25/section/173/4">s. 173(4)</ukm:Section>
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</ukm:InForceDates>
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<ukm:Section Ref="section-24-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/44/section/24/4">s. 24(4)</ukm:Section>
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<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-163-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/25/section/163/1">s. 163(1)</ukm:Section>
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<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="section-173-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/25/section/173/4">s. 173(4)</ukm:Section>
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1
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2
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<p>he shall make the measures generally known within the school and to parents of registered pupils at the school; and</p>
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3
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After section 306 of the
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<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>where they consider it desirable that any particular measures should be so determined by the head teacher or that he should have regard to any particular matters—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e861">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>shall notify him of those measures or matters, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e867">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>may give him such guidance as they consider appropriate;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>and in exercising their functions under this subsection the governing body shall have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e875">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Before making or revising the statement required by subsection (2)(a) the governing body shall consult (in such manner as appears to them to be appropriate)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e881">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the head teacher; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e887">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>parents of registered pupils at the school.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e893">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>The head teacher shall determine measures (which may include the making of rules and provision for enforcing them) to be taken with a view to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e899">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>promoting, among pupils, self-discipline and proper regard for authority;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e905">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>encouraging good behaviour and respect for others on the part of pupils;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e911">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>securing that the standard of behaviour of pupils is acceptable; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e917">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>otherwise regulating the conduct of pupils.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e923">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>The head teacher shall, in determining such measures—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e929">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>act in accordance with the current statement made by the governing body under subsection (2)(a); and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e935">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>have regard to any notification or guidance given to him under subsection (2)(b).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e941">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>The standard of behaviour which is to be regarded as acceptable at the school shall be determined by the head teacher, so far as it is not determined by the governing body.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e947">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>The measures determined by the head teacher under subsection (4) shall be publicised by him in the form of a written document as follows—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e953">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>he shall make the measures generally known within the school and to parents of registered pupils at the school; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e959">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>he shall in particular, at least once in every school year, take steps to bring them to the attention of all such pupils and parents and all persons employed at the school.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-3-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In Schedule 28 to that Act (government and conduct of grant-maintained special schools), in paragraph 15 (application of section 307 to such schools) for “Section” there shall be substituted
<mod>
<quotedText>“ Each of sections 306A (responsibility for discipline) and ”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-II-crossheading-power-to-restrain-pupils" period="#period55">
<heading> Power to restrain pupils</heading>
<section eId="section-4" period="#period55">
<num>4</num>
<heading> Power of members of staff to restrain pupils.</heading>
<content>
<p>
After section 550 of the
<noteRef href="#c11259461" marker="M1" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—
</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="d4e989">
<heading> Power to restrain pupils</heading>
<section eId="d4e995">
<num>550A</num>
<heading> Power of members of staff to restrain pupils.</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e999">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A member of the staff of a school may use, in relation to any pupil at the school, such force as is reasonable in the circumstances for the purpose of preventing the pupil from doing (or continuing to do) any of the following, namely—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1005">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>committing any offence,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1011">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>causing personal injury to, or damage to the property of, any person (including the pupil himself), or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1017">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>engaging in any behaviour prejudicial to the maintenance of good order and discipline at the school or among any of its pupils, whether that behaviour occurs during a teaching session or otherwise.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1023">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Subsection (1) applies where a member of the staff of a school is—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1029">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>on the premises of the school, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1035">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>elsewhere at a time when, as a member of its staff, he has lawful control or charge of the pupil concerned;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>but it does not authorise anything to be done in relation to a pupil which constitutes the giving of corporal punishment within the meaning of section 548.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1043">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Subsection (1) shall not be taken to prevent any person from relying on any defence available to him otherwise than by virtue of this section.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1049">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In this section—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-member-of-the-staff">member of the staff</term>
”, in relation to a school, means any teacher who works at the school and any other person who, with the authority of the head teacher, has lawful control or charge of pupils at the school;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-offence">offence</term>
” includes anything that would be an offence but for the operation of any presumption that a person under a particular age is incapable of committing an offence.
</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-II-crossheading-detention" period="#period55">
<heading> Detention</heading>
<section eId="section-5" period="#period55">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c11259471" marker="I1" class="commentary I"/>
5
</num>
<heading> Detention outside school hours lawful despite absence of parental consent.</heading>
<content>
<p>
After the section 550A inserted in the
<noteRef href="#c11259481" marker="M2" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996 by section 4 of this Act there shall be inserted—
</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="d4e1086">
<heading> Detention</heading>
<section eId="d4e1092">
<num>550B</num>
<heading> Detention outside school hours lawful despite absence of parental consent.</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e1096">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Where a pupil to whom this section applies is required on disciplinary grounds to spend a period of time in detention at his school after the end of any school session, his detention shall not be rendered unlawful by virtue of the absence of his parent’s consent to it if the conditions set out in subsection (3) are satisfied.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1102">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies to any pupil who has not attained the age of 18 and is attending—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1108">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a school maintained by a local education authority;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1114">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school; or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1120">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a city technology college or city college for the technology of the arts.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1126">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The conditions referred to in subsection (1) are as follows—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1132">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>the head teacher of the school must have previously determined, and have—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1138">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>made generally known within the school, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1144">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>taken steps to bring to the attention of the parent of every person who is for the time being a registered pupil there,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>that the detention of pupils after the end of a school session is one of the measures that may be taken with a view to regulating the conduct of pupils;</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1152">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the detention must be imposed by the head teacher or by another teacher at the school specifically or generally authorised by him for the purpose;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1158">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the detention must be reasonable in all the circumstances; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1164">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>the pupil’s parent must have been given at least 24 hours’ notice in writing that the detention was due to take place.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1170">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>In determining for the purposes of subsection (3)(c) whether a pupil’s detention is reasonable, the following matters in particular shall be taken into account—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1176">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>whether the detention constitutes a proportionate punishment in the circumstances of the case; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1182">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>any special circumstances relevant to its imposition on the pupil which are known to the person imposing it (or of which he ought reasonably to be aware) including in particular—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1188">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the pupil’s age,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1194">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>any special educational needs he may have,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1200">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>any religious requirements affecting him, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1206">
<num>iv</num>
<content>
<p>where arrangements have to be made for him to travel from the school to his home, whether suitable alternative arrangements can reasonably be made by his parent.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1212">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Section 572, which provides for the methods by which notices may be served under this Act, does not preclude a notice from being given to a pupil’s parent under this section by any other effective method.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-II-crossheading-exclusion-of-pupils-from-school" period="#period53">
<heading> Exclusion of pupils from school</heading>
<section eId="section-6" period="#period54">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c11259491" marker="I11" class="commentary I"/>
6
</num>
<heading> Variation of limit on fixed-period exclusions: all maintained schools.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-6-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
In section 156 of the
<noteRef href="#c11259501" marker="M30" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996 (exclusion of pupils from county, voluntary or maintained special school), in subsection (2) (which imposes a limit on fixed-period exclusions of 15 school days per term), for “15 school days in any one term” there shall be substituted
<mod>
<quotedText>“ 45 school days in any one school year ”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-6-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In section 307 of that Act (exclusion of pupils from grant-maintained school), in subsection (1) (which also imposes a limit on fixed-period exclusions of 15 school days per term), for “15 school days in any one term” there shall be substituted
<mod>
<quotedText>“ 45 school days in any one school year ”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-7" period="#period54">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c11259521" marker="I12" class="commentary I"/>
7
</num>
<heading> Exclusion or reinstatement appeals: LEA-maintained schools.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-7-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
Schedule 16 to the
<noteRef href="#c11259531" marker="M31" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996 (appeals against exclusion or reinstatement of pupils) shall be amended as follows.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>After paragraph 7 there shall be inserted—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e1274">
<num>7A</num>
<heading/>
<subsection eId="d4e1278">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purpose of fixing the time (falling within the period mentioned in paragraph 7) at which the hearing of an appeal is to take place, the body mentioned in that paragraph shall take reasonable steps to ascertain any times falling within that period when—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1284">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the relevant person, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1290">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any other person who wishes, and would be entitled, to appear and make oral representations in accordance with paragraph 8 or 9,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>would be able to attend.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1298">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) that body have ascertained any such times in the case of any such person, they shall, when fixing the time at which the hearing is to take place, take those times into account with a view to ensuring, so far as it is reasonably practicable to do so, that that person is able to appear and make such representations at the hearing.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>For paragraph 8 there shall be substituted—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e1313">
<num>8</num>
<heading/>
<subsection eId="d4e1317">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>On an appeal by a pupil or parent the appeal committee shall give the appellant an opportunity of appearing and making oral representations, and shall allow him to be represented or to be accompanied by a friend.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1323">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>On such an appeal the committee shall allow—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1329">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the head teacher to make written representations and to appear and make oral representations,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1335">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the local education authority and the governing body to make written representations,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1341">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>an officer of the authority nominated by the authority, and a governor nominated by the governing body, to appear and make oral representations, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1347">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>the governing body to be represented.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>After paragraph 12 there shall be inserted—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e1362">
<num>12A</num>
<heading/>
<subsection eId="d4e1366">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>In deciding—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1372">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>whether the pupil in question should be reinstated (and, if so, the time when this should take place), or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1378">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>whether any direction for the reinstatement of the pupil in question should be confirmed,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>an appeal committee shall have regard to both the interests of that pupil and the interests of other pupils at his school and members of its staff.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1386">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In making any such decision an appeal committee shall also have regard to the measures publicised by the head teacher under section 154(7).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1392">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply where an appeal committee decides that the pupil in question was not guilty of the conduct which the head teacher relied on as grounds for his permanent exclusion.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1398">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not be read as precluding an appeal committee from having regard to any other relevant matters.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-8" period="#period54">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c11259551" marker="I13" class="commentary I"/>
8
</num>
<heading> Exclusion appeals: grant-maintained and grant-maintained special schools.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-8-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
After section 307 of the
<noteRef href="#c11259561" marker="M32" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—
</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e1424">
<num>307A</num>
<heading> Exclusion appeals.</heading>
<intro>
<p>Schedule 25A to this Act has effect in relation to the procedure on any appeal which—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1430">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>is made in pursuance of arrangements made by the governing body of a grant-maintained school by virtue of paragraph 6(1) and (2) of Schedule 23 (content of articles of government), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1436">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>relates to a decision not to reinstate a pupil who has been permanently excluded from the school.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</section>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-8-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>After Schedule 25 to that Act there shall be inserted as Schedule 25A the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to this Act.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-8-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>At the end of Schedule 28 to that Act (government and conduct of grant-maintained special schools) there shall be added—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown schedule default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e1457">
<num>16</num>
<heading/>
<content>
<p>Section 307A and Schedule 25A (exclusion appeals) apply in relation to a grant-maintained special school as they apply in relation to a grant-maintained school, but as if any reference in those provisions to any provision of Schedule 23 were a reference to that provision as it applies in accordance with regulations under paragraph 14 above.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-II-crossheading-lea-plans" period="#period52">
<heading>
<abbr class="Acronym" title="Local Education Authority">LEA</abbr>
plans
</heading>
<section eId="section-9" period="#period52">
<num>9</num>
<heading>
<abbr class="Acronym" title="Local Education Authority">LEA</abbr>
plans relating to children with behavioural difficulties.
</heading>
<content>
<p>After section 527 of the Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="d4e1480">
<heading> Plans relating to children with behavioural difficulties</heading>
<section eId="d4e1489">
<num>527A</num>
<heading>
Duty of
<abbr class="Acronym" title="Local Education Authority">LEA</abbr>
to prepare plan relating to children with behavioural difficulties.
</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e1493">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Every local education authority shall prepare, and from time to time review, a statement setting out the arrangements made or proposed to be made by the authority in connection with the education of children with behavioural difficulties.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1499">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The arrangements to be covered by the statement include in particular—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1505">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>the arrangements made or to be made by the authority for the provision of advice and resources to relevant schools, and other arrangements made or to be made by them, with a view to—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1511">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>meeting requests by such schools for support and assistance in connection with the promotion of good behaviour and discipline on the part of their pupils, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1517">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>assisting such schools to deal with general behavioural problems and the behavioural difficulties of individual pupils;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1523">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the arrangements made or to be made by the authority in pursuance of section 19(1) (exceptional provision of education for children not receiving education by reason of being excluded or otherwise); and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1529">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>any other arrangements made or to be made by them for assisting children with behavioural difficulties to find places at suitable schools.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1535">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The statement shall also deal with the interaction between the arrangements referred to in subsection (2) and those made by the authority in relation to pupils with behavioural difficulties who have special educational needs.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1541">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In the course of preparing the statement required by this section or any revision of it the authority shall carry out such consultation as may be prescribed.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1547">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>The authority shall—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1553">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>publish the statement in such manner and by such date, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1559">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>publish revised statements in such manner and at such intervals,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>as may be prescribed, and shall provide such persons as may be prescribed with copies of the statement or any revised statement.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1567">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>In discharging their functions under this section a local education authority shall have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1573">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-relevant-school">relevant school</term>
”, in relation to a local education authority, means—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1582">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a school maintained by the authority (whether situated in their area or not), or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1588">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school situated in their area.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</section>
</hcontainer>
</part>
<part eId="part-III" period="#period17">
<num>Part III</num>
<heading> School admissions</heading>
<chapter eId="part-III-chapter-I" period="#period17">
<num>Chapter I</num>
<heading> County and voluntary schools</heading>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-III-chapter-I-crossheading-partiallyselective-schools" period="#period17">
<heading> Partially-selective schools</heading>
<section eId="section-10" period="#period20">
<num>10</num>
<heading> Restriction of right to refuse admission to partially-selective school.</heading>
<content>
<p>
In section 411(3) of the
<noteRef href="#c11259581" marker="M11" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996 (cases where parental preference need not be complied with), for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—
</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e1619">
<num>c</num>
<intro>
<p>if the arrangements for admission to the preferred school—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1625">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>are wholly based on selection by reference to ability or aptitude, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1631">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>are so based with a view to admitting only pupils with high ability or with aptitude,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>and compliance with the preference would be incompatible with selection under those arrangements.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-III-chapter-I-crossheading-children-permanently-excluded-from-two-or-more-schools" period="#period17">
<heading> Children permanently excluded from two or more schools</heading>
<section eId="section-11" period="#period20">
<num>11</num>
<heading> No requirement to admit children permanently excluded from two or more schools.</heading>
<content>
<p>After section 411 of the Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e1655">
<num>411A</num>
<heading> No requirement to admit children permanently excluded from two or more schools.</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e1659">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The duty imposed by section 411(2) does not apply in the case of a child to whom subsection (2) applies.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1665">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where a child has been permanently excluded from two or more schools, this subsection applies to him during the period of two years beginning with the date on which the latest of those exclusions took effect.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1671">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Subsection (2) applies to a child whatever the length of the period or periods elapsing between those exclusions and regardless of whether it has applied to him on a previous occasion.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1677">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>However, a child shall not be regarded as permanently excluded from a school for the purposes of this section if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1683">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>although so excluded he was reinstated as a pupil at the school following the giving of a direction to that effect to the head teacher of the school; or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1689">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>he was so excluded at a time when he had not attained compulsory school age.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1695">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-school">school</term>
” means—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1704">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a school maintained by a local education authority; or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1710">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1716">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>This section does not apply in relation to a child unless at least one of the two or more exclusions mentioned in subsection (2) took effect on or after the date of the coming into force of section 11 of the Education Act 1997.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1722">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of this section the permanent exclusion of a child from a school shall be regarded as having taken effect on the school day as from which the head teacher decided that he should be permanently excluded.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</section>
<section eId="section-12" period="#period20">
<num>12</num>
<heading> Appeals in the case of children permanently excluded from two or more schools.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-12-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
After section 423 of the
<noteRef href="#c11259611" marker="M12" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—
</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e1747">
<num>423A</num>
<heading> Appeals relating to children to whom section 411A(2) applies.</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e1751">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Nothing in section 423(1) or (2) requires any arrangements to be made for enabling the parent of a child to appeal against a decision—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1757">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>made by or on behalf of the admission authority for a county or voluntary school, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1763">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>refusing the child admission to the school,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>in a case where, at the time when the decision is made, section 411A(2) applies to the child.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1771">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where a local education authority are the admission authority for a county or controlled school, the authority shall make arrangements for enabling the governing body of the school to appeal against any decision made by or on behalf of the authority to admit to the school a child to whom, at the time when the decision is made, section 411A(2) applies.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1777">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Schedule 33A shall have effect in relation to the making and hearing of appeals pursuant to arrangements made under subsection (2).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1783">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>The decision of an appeal committee on an appeal made pursuant to arrangements under subsection (2) shall be binding—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1789">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>on the local education authority by or on whose behalf the decision under appeal was made, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1795">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>on the governing body of any county or controlled school at which the appeal committee determines that a place should be offered to the child in question.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-12-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>After Schedule 33 to the Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted as Schedule 33A the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to this Act.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-III-chapter-I-crossheading-homeschool-partnership-documents" class=" prospective">
<heading> Home-school partnership documents</heading>
<section eId="section-13" period="#period57">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c11259631" marker="F4" class="commentary F"/>
13
</num>
<heading>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</heading>
<content>
<p/>
</content>
</section>
</hcontainer>
</chapter>
<chapter eId="part-III-chapter-II" period="#period17">
<num>Chapter II</num>
<heading> Grant-maintained schools</heading>
<section eId="section-14" period="#period20">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c11259641" marker="I3" class="commentary I"/>
14
</num>
<heading> Corresponding provisions about admissions to grant-maintained schools.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-14-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
After section 425 of the
<noteRef href="#c11259651" marker="M13" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—
</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e1844">
<num>425A</num>
<heading> Restrictions on admissions to grant-maintained schools.</heading>
<intro>
<p>Schedule 33B to this Act, which provides for restrictions on admissions to grant-maintained schools in connection with—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1850">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>home-school partnership documents,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1856">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>partially-selective schools, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1862">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>persons permanently excluded from two or more schools,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>shall have effect.</p>
</wrapUp>
</section>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-14-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>After the Schedule 33A to the Education Act 1996 inserted by section 12 of this Act there shall be inserted as Schedule 33B the Schedule set out in Schedule 3 to this Act.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</chapter>
</part>
<part eId="part-IV" period="#period43">
<num>Part IV</num>
<heading> Baseline assessments and pupils’ performance</heading>
<chapter eId="part-IV-chapter-I" period="#period42">
<num>Chapter I</num>
<heading> Baseline assessments</heading>
<section eId="section-15" period="#period41">
<num>15</num>
<heading> Introductory.</heading>
<content>
<p>In this Chapter—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-baseline-assessment-scheme">baseline assessment scheme</term>
” means a scheme designed to enable pupils at a maintained primary school to be assessed for the purpose of assisting the future planning of their education and the measurement of their future educational achievements;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-designated">designated</term>
” means designated by the Secretary of State; and
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-maintained-primary-school">maintained primary school</term>
” means a primary school which is—
</p>
<blockList class="ordered">
<item>
<num>a</num>
<p>a county or voluntary school,</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>b</num>
<p>a grant-maintained school, or</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>c</num>
<p>a maintained or grant-maintained special school (other than one established in a hospital),</p>
</item>
</blockList>
<p>or (in relation only to Wales) a maintained nursery school.</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</section>
<section eId="section-16" period="#period41">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c11259681" marker="I6" class="commentary I"/>
16
</num>
<heading> Adoption of baseline assessment schemes.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-16-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The governing body of each maintained primary school with pupils who are required to be assessed under section 17 shall adopt a baseline assessment scheme for the school in accordance with the following provisions of this section; but subsections (2) to (5) below have effect subject to subsection (6).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-16-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>A baseline assessment scheme may be so adopted if (and only if) the scheme has been accredited by a designated body in accordance with criteria determined with the approval of the Secretary of State, and published, by that body.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-16-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>A local education authority may prepare, and seek accreditation of, a baseline assessment scheme with a view to its being adopted by the governing bodies of primary schools maintained by the authority.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-16-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Each local education authority shall select an accredited baseline assessment scheme which they consider suitable to be so adopted (and which may be a scheme prepared by them under subsection (3)).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-16-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>However, in the case of any particular maintained primary school, the baseline assessment scheme which is to be adopted for the school under this section by its governing body shall be such scheme to which subsection (2) applies as is chosen—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-16-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>by the head teacher after consulting the governing body; or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-16-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if such a scheme is not so chosen by him within a reasonable time, by the governing body;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>and, when choosing the scheme to be adopted for a school which is maintained by a local education authority, the head teacher or (as the case may be) the governing body shall ensure that the scheme selected by the authority under subsection (4) is considered (whether on its own or with any other schemes).</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-16-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by order require the governing body of each maintained primary school with pupils who are required to be assessed under section 17 to adopt for their school such baseline assessment scheme as is referred to in the order; and so long as any such order is in force subsections (2) to (5) above shall not apply.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-17" period="#period41">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c11259711" marker="I7" class="commentary I"/>
17
</num>
<heading> Assessment of pupils in accordance with scheme.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-17-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Subject to subsections (3) and (4), all pupils at a maintained primary school who are at the relevant stage of their education must be assessed in accordance with a baseline assessment scheme adopted for the school under section 16.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The assessment must be completed before the end of the prescribed period.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Subsection (1) does not apply to a pupil if it appears to the head teacher from a record of a previous assessment under that subsection that such an assessment has already been carried out in relation to the pupil at another school.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations may enable a head teacher of a maintained primary school, in such cases or circumstances and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, to direct—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-17-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>that subsection (1) is not to apply to a particular registered pupil at the school, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-17-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>that, for the purposes of the assessment under that subsection of a particular registered pupil at the school, the school’s baseline assessment scheme is to have effect with such modifications as are specified in the direction.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Where the head teacher gives such a direction he shall notify—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-17-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the governing body, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-17-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if the school is maintained by a local education authority, that authority,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>of the matters set out in subsection (6); and he shall take such steps as are prescribed to notify a parent of the pupil concerned of those matters.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>The matters referred to in subsection (5) are—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-17-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the fact that the head teacher has given the direction in question and his reasons for doing so;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-17-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a direction under subsection (4)(b), the effect of the modifications specified in the direction; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-17-6-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>whether the direction is to have permanent effect (and, if not, the period for which it is to have effect).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>In relation to any maintained primary school—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-17-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the governing body and (except in the case of a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school) the local education authority shall exercise their functions with a view to securing, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-17-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the head teacher shall secure,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>that subsection (1) is complied with.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>Regulations shall prescribe the circumstances in which a pupil is to be regarded as being at the relevant stage of his education for the purposes of subsection (1), and any such circumstances may be framed by reference to, or to matters which include, the pupil’s age.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-18" period="#period41">
<num>18</num>
<heading> Regulations for purposes of this Chapter.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-18-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations confer or impose such functions—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-18-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>on the governing body and the head teacher of a maintained primary school,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-18-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>(except in relation to any grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school) on a local education authority, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-18-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>on a designated body,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>as appear to him to be required in connection with any provision of this Chapter.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-18-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under this section may in particular make provision requiring—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-18-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>the local education authority, or (in the case of a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school) a designated body, to be notified—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-18-2-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>of the baseline assessment scheme for the time being adopted for any maintained primary school with pupils who are required to be assessed under section 17, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-18-2-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>where any assessment has been carried out under that section at any such school, that it has been so carried out;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-18-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>the results of any assessments carried out under that section to be recorded and notified—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-18-2-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>to such persons as are specified in the regulations, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-18-2-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>where the pupils in question transfer to other schools, to those other schools.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-18-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under this section may also make provision requiring a local education authority—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-18-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>to notify a designated body of any assessments notified to the authority in pursuance of regulations under subsection (2)(a)(ii); and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-18-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>to collect other information relating to assessments carried out under section 17 at schools maintained by the authority and to forward such information to a designated body.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</chapter>
<chapter eId="part-IV-chapter-II" period="#period14">
<num>Chapter II</num>
<heading> Pupils’ performance</heading>
<section eId="section-19" period="#period51">
<num>19</num>
<heading> School performance targets.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-19-1" period="#period7">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations make such provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for requiring the governing bodies of maintained schools to secure that annual targets are set in respect of the performance of pupils—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-19-1-a" period="#period7">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in public examinations or in assessments for the purposes of the National Curriculum, in the case of pupils of compulsory school age; or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-19-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in public examinations or in connection with the attainment of other external qualifications, in the case of pupils of any age over that age.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under this section may require—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-19-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>such targets, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-19-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the past performance of pupils in the particular examinations or assessments, or in connection with the attainment of the particular qualifications, to which such targets relate,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>to be published in such manner as is specified in the regulations.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-maintained-school">maintained school</term>
” means—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-19-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a county or voluntary school;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-19-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a grant-maintained school; or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-19-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a maintained or grant-maintained special school (other than one established in a hospital).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-20" period="#period15">
<num>20</num>
<heading> Provision of information about individual pupils’ performance.</heading>
<content>
<p>
After section 537 of the
<noteRef href="#c11259781" marker="M3" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—
</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e2290">
<num>537A</num>
<heading> Provision of information about individual pupils’ performance.</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e2294">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision requiring—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e2300">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>the governing body of every school which is—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2306">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>maintained by a local education authority, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2312">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>a grant-maintained school, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2318">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>a special school which is not maintained by a local education authority, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2324">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the proprietor of each independent school,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>to provide to the Secretary of State such individual performance information relating to pupils or former pupils at the school as may be prescribed.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e2332">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-individual-performance-information">individual performance information</term>
” means information about the performance of individual pupils (identified in the prescribed manner)—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e2341">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in any assessment made for the purposes of the National Curriculum or in accordance with a baseline assessment scheme (within the meaning of Chapter I of Part IV of the Education Act 1997);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2347">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in any prescribed public examination;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2353">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in connection with the attainment of any vocational qualification; or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2359">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>in any such other assessment or examination, or in connection with the attainment of any such other qualification, as may be prescribed.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e2365">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may provide any information received by him by virtue of subsection (1)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e2371">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>to any prescribed body or person, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2377">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>to any body or person falling within a prescribed category.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e2383">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Any body or person holding any individual performance information may provide that information to any body to which this subsection applies; and any body to which this subsection applies—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e2389">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>may provide any information received by it under this subsection—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2395">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>to the Secretary of State, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2401">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>to the governing body or proprietor of the school attended by the pupil or pupils to whom the information relates; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2407">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>may, at such times as the Secretary of State may determine, provide to any prescribed body such information received by it under this subsection as may be prescribed.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e2413">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Subsection (4) applies to any body which, for the purposes of or in connection with the functions of the Secretary of State relating to education, is responsible for collating or checking information relating to the performance of pupils—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e2419">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in any assessment or examination falling within subsection (2)(a), (b) or (d), or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2425">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in connection with the attainment of any qualification falling within subsection (2)(c) or (d).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e2431">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>No individual performance information received under or by virtue of this section shall be published in any form which includes the name of the pupil or pupils to whom it relates.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e2437">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>References in this section to the attainment of a qualification of any description include references to the completion of any module or part of a course leading to any such qualification.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
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</p>
</content>
</section>
</chapter>
</part>
<part eId="part-V" period="#period37">
<num>Part V</num>
<heading> Supervision of curriculum for schools and external qualifications</heading>
<chapter eId="part-V-chapter-I" period="#period39">
<num>Chapter I</num>
<heading> The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority</heading>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-V-chapter-I-crossheading-establishment-of-the-authority" period="#period40">
<heading> Establishment of the Authority</heading>
<section eId="section-21" period="#period40">
<num>21</num>
<heading> The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-21-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>There shall be a body corporate known as the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-21-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The Authority shall consist of not less than 8 nor more than 13 members appointed by the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-21-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Of the members of the Authority, the Secretary of State—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-21-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>shall appoint one as chairman, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-21-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>may appoint another as deputy chairman.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-21-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State shall include among the members of the Authority—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-21-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>persons who appear to him to have experience of, and to have shown capacity in, the provision of education, or to have held, and to have shown capacity in, any position carrying responsibility for the provision of education;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-21-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>persons who appear to him to have experience of, and to have shown capacity in, the provision of training or to have held, and to have shown capacity in, any position carrying responsibility for the provision of training; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-21-4-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>persons who appear to him to have experience of, and to have shown capacity in, industrial, commercial or financial matters or the practice of any profession.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-21-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Schedule 4 has effect in relation to the Authority.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-V-chapter-I-crossheading-functions-of-the-authority" period="#period35">
<heading> Functions of the Authority</heading>
<section eId="section-22" period="#period40">
<num>22</num>
<heading> General function of Authority to advance education and training.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-22-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The functions conferred on the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority by this Part shall be exercised by the Authority for the purpose of advancing education and training in England and (so far as such functions are exercisable there) in Wales and in Northern Ireland.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The Authority shall exercise their functions under this Part with a view to promoting quality and coherence in education and training in relation to which they have functions under this Part.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-23" period="#period31">
<num>23</num>
<heading> Functions of the Authority in relation to curriculum and assessment.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-23-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority shall have the functions set out in subsection (2) with respect to pupils of compulsory school age at maintained schools in England.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-23-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The functions are—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-23-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>to keep under review all aspects of the curriculum for such schools and all aspects of school examinations and assessment;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-23-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>to advise the Secretary of State on such matters concerned with the curriculum for such schools or with school examinations and assessment as he may refer to them or as they may see fit;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-23-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>to advise the Secretary of State on, and if so requested by him assist him to carry out, programmes of research and development for purposes connected with the curriculum for such schools or with school examinations and assessment;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-23-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>to publish and disseminate, and assist in the publication and dissemination of, information relating to the curriculum for such schools or to school examinations and assessment;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-23-2-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>to make arrangements with appropriate bodies for auditing the quality of assessments made in pursuance of assessment arrangements; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-23-2-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>so far as relevant to such schools, the functions conferred by section 24(2)(h) and (i).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-23-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
The Authority shall have, in relation to England, the function of developing learning goals and related materials for children who are receiving nursery education in respect of which grants are (or are to be) made under arrangements under section 1 of the
<noteRef href="#c11259791" marker="M21" class="commentary M"/>
Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Act 1996.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-23-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>The Authority shall have, in relation to England, the following functions in connection with baseline assessment schemes (within the meaning of Chapter I of Part IV), namely—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-23-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>if designated by the Secretary of State for the purpose, any function of a designated body under that Chapter; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-23-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any other function which may be conferred on the Authority by the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-23-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>In this section—</p>
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<num>c</num>
<p>any maintained or grant-maintained special school.</p>
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</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-24" period="#period34">
<num>24</num>
<heading> Functions of the Authority in relation to external vocational and academic qualifications.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-24-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority shall have, in relation to England, the functions set out in subsection (2) with respect to external qualifications.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The functions are—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-24-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>to keep under review all aspects of such qualifications;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>to advise the Secretary of State on such matters concerned with such qualifications as he may refer to them or as they may see fit;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>to advise the Secretary of State on, and if so requested by him assist him to carry out, programmes of research and development for purposes connected with such qualifications;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>to provide support and advice to persons providing courses leading to such qualifications with a view to establishing and maintaining high standards in the provision of such courses;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-2-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>to publish and disseminate, and assist in the publication and dissemination of, information relating to such qualifications;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-2-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>to develop and publish criteria for the accreditation of such qualifications;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-2-g">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>to accredit, where they meet such criteria, any such qualifications submitted for accreditation;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-2-h">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>if designated by the Secretary of State for the purpose, to advise the Secretary of State on the exercise of his powers under section 37 (approval of external qualifications); and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-2-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>if designated by the Secretary of State for the purpose, to exercise any functions conferred on a designated body by regulations under that section.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Except to the extent that, by virtue of an order under section 30(1), they are for the time being exercisable with respect to such qualifications solely by the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales, the functions set out in subsection (2)(a) to (g) shall be so exercisable in relation to Wales by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, and shall be so exercisable either—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-24-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>solely by the Authority, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if an order under section 30(1) so provides, by the Authority concurrently with the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The functions set out in subsection (2)(a) to (g) shall also be exercisable by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in relation to Northern Ireland but only with respect to National Vocational Qualifications.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Subsection (2)(a) to (e) do not apply to qualifications awarded or authenticated by institutions within the higher education sector other than those which have been submitted for accreditation under subsection (2)(g).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-external-qualification">external qualification</term>
” means—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-24-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>any academic or vocational qualification authenticated or awarded by an outside person, except an academic qualification at first degree level or any comparable or higher level; or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>(whether within paragraph (a) or not) any National Vocational Qualification.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-24-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a qualification is awarded by an outside person if the course of education or training leading to the qualification is provided by an institution or an employer and it is awarded by a person other than the institution or employer or a member of its or his staff; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a qualification is authenticated by an outside person if it is awarded by an institution or employer and is authenticated by a person other than the institution or employer or a member of its or his staff.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-25" period="#period32">
<num>25</num>
<heading> Other functions of the Authority.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-25-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority shall advise the Secretary of State on such matters connected with the provision of education or training in England as the Secretary of State may specify by order.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-25-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The Authority shall carry out such ancillary activities as the Secretary of State may direct.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-25-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of subsection (2) activities are ancillary activities in relation to the Authority if the Secretary of State considers it is appropriate for the Authority to carry out those activities for the purposes of or in connection with the carrying out by the Authority of any of their other functions under this Part.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-25-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The Authority shall supply the Secretary of State with such reports and other information with respect to the carrying out of their functions as the Secretary of State may require.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-26" period="#period35">
<num>26</num>
<heading> Supplementary provisions relating to discharge by Authority of their functions.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-26-1" period="#period4">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>In carrying out their functions under this Part the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority shall—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-26-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>comply with any directions given by the Secretary of State; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>act in accordance with any plans approved by him; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-1-c" period="#period4">
<num>c</num>
<intro>
<p>so far as relevant, have regard to—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-26-1-c-i" period="#period4">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>
the requirements of section 351 of the
<noteRef href="#c11259861" marker="M22" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996 (general duties in respect of curriculum),
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-26-1-c-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the requirements of industry, commerce, finance and the professions regarding education and training (including required standards of practical competence), and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-26-1-c-iii">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>the requirements of persons with special learning needs.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In carrying out those functions the Authority shall in addition have regard to information supplied to them by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England or by any body designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Where in carrying out any of their functions under this Part the Authority accredit or approve any qualification, they may do so on such terms (including terms as to payment) and subject to such conditions as they may determine.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Those conditions may in particular include conditions—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-26-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>placing a limit on the amount of the fee that can be demanded in respect of any award or authentication of the qualification in question; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>requiring rights of entry to premises and to inspect and copy documents so far as necessary for the Authority to satisfy themselves that the appropriate standards are being maintained, in relation to the award or authentication of the qualification in question, by the persons receiving the accreditation or approval.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Before exercising on any occasion their power to impose conditions falling within subsection (4)(a) the Authority shall obtain the consent of the Secretary of State as to such matters relating to the exercise of that power as he may determine.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-persons-with-special-learning-needs">persons with special learning needs</term>
” means—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-26-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
children with special educational needs (as defined in section 312 of the
<noteRef href="#c11259871" marker="M4" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996); or
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>persons (other than children as so defined) who—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-26-6-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of persons of their age, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-26-6-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>have a disability which either prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for persons of their age.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-26A" period="#period58">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1445">26A</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p1445 first">
<noteRef href="#c17845671" marker="F2" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Power of Authority to give directions
</ins>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-26A-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1445">1</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1445">If it appears to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-26A-1-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1445">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1445">that any person (in this section referred to as “</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-the-awarding-body">
<ins class="d29p1445">the awarding body</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p1445">”) who, either alone or jointly with others, awards or authenticates any qualification accredited by the Authority has failed or is likely to fail to comply with any condition subject to which the accreditation has effect, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26A-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1445">b</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1445">that the failure—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-26A-1-b-i">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1445">i</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1445">prejudices or would be likely to prejudice the proper award or authentication of the qualification, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-26A-1-b-ii">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1445">ii</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1445">prejudices or would be likely to prejudice persons who might reasonably be expected to seek to obtain the qualification,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1445">the Authority may direct the awarding body to take or refrain from taking specified steps with a view to securing compliance with the conditions subject to which the accreditation has effect.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26A-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1445">2</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1445">It shall be the duty of the awarding body to comply with any direction under this section.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26A-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1445">3</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1445">Any direction under this section is enforceable, on the application of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-26A-3-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1445">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1445">in England and Wales, by a mandatory order, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26A-3-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p1445">b</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p1445 last">in Northern Ireland, by an order of mandamus.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
</chapter>
<chapter eId="part-V-chapter-II" period="#period37">
<num>Chapter II</num>
<heading> The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales</heading>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-V-chapter-II-crossheading-renaming-of-the-authority" period="#period39">
<heading> Renaming of the Authority</heading>
<section eId="section-27" period="#period39">
<num>27</num>
<heading> The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-27-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The body corporate known as Awdurdod Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru shall continue in existence but, as from the commencement of this section, shall be known as Awdurdod Cymwysterau, Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru or the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The Authority shall consist of not less than 10 nor more than 15 members appointed by the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Of the members of the Authority, the Secretary of State—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>shall appoint one as chairman, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>may appoint another as deputy chairman.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-27-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>shall include among the members of the Authority—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-27-4-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>persons who appear to him to have relevant knowledge or experience in education, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-27-4-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>persons who appear to him to have relevant knowledge or experience in training; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>may include among those members persons who appear to him to have experience of occupations, trades or professions having an interest in education or training.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Schedule 5 to this Act, which replaces Schedule 30 to the Education Act 1996, has effect in relation to the Authority.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-V-chapter-II-crossheading-functions-of-the-authority" period="#period36">
<heading> Functions of the Authority</heading>
<section eId="section-28" period="#period39">
<num>28</num>
<heading> General function of Authority to advance education and training.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-28-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The functions conferred on the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales by this Part shall be exercised by the Authority for the purpose of advancing education and training in Wales.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-28-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The Authority shall exercise their functions under this Part with a view to promoting quality and coherence in education and training in relation to which they have functions under this Part.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-29" period="#period31">
<num>29</num>
<heading> Functions of the Authority in relation to curriculum and assessment.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-29-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales shall have the functions set out in subsection (2) with respect to pupils of compulsory school age at maintained schools in Wales.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-29-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The functions are—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-29-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>to keep under review all aspects of the curriculum for such schools and all aspects of school examinations and assessment;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-29-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>to advise the Secretary of State on such matters concerned with the curriculum for such schools or with school examinations and assessment as he may refer to them or as they may see fit;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-29-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>to advise the Secretary of State on, and if so requested by him assist him to carry out, programmes of research and development for purposes connected with the curriculum for such schools or with school examinations and assessment;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-29-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>to publish and disseminate, and assist in the publication and dissemination of, information relating to the curriculum for such schools or to school examinations and assessment;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-29-2-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>to make arrangements with appropriate bodies for auditing the quality of assessments made in pursuance of assessment arrangements; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-29-2-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>so far as relevant to such schools, the functions conferred by section 30(3).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-29-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
The Authority shall have, in relation to Wales, the function of developing learning goals and related materials for children who are receiving nursery education in respect of which grants are (or are to be) made under arrangements under section 1 of the
<noteRef href="#c11259881" marker="M23" class="commentary M"/>
Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Act 1996.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-29-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>The Authority shall have, in relation to Wales, the following functions in connection with baseline assessment schemes (within the meaning of Chapter I of Part IV), namely—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-29-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>if designated by the Secretary of State for the purpose, any function of a designated body under that Chapter; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-29-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any other function which may be conferred on the Authority by the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-29-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-assessment">assessment</term>
” and “
<term refersTo="#term-maintained-school">maintained school</term>
” have the same meaning as in section 23.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-30" period="#period32">
<num>30</num>
<heading> Functions of the Authority in relation to external vocational and academic qualifications.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-30-1" period="#period6">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales shall have, in relation to Wales, such functions with respect to external qualifications as are for the time being conferred on the Authority by an order made by the Secretary of State under this subsection or by subsection (3).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-30-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The functions with respect to external qualifications which may be conferred on the Authority by an order under subsection (1) are functions falling within paragraphs (a) to (g) of section 24(2), and the functions in question may be so conferred so as to be exercisable either—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-30-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>solely by the Authority, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-30-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>by the Authority concurrently with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-30-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The Authority shall have, in relation to Wales, the following functions with respect to external qualifications, namely—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-30-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>if designated by the Secretary of State for the purpose, to advise the Secretary of State on the exercise of his powers under section 37 (approval of external qualifications); and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-30-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if designated by the Secretary of State for the purpose, to exercise any functions conferred on a designated body by regulations under that section.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-30-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Where an order under subsection (1) is made so as to come into force at any time after the day on which that subsection comes into force, the order may include provisions—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-30-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>for the transfer of staff, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-30-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>for the transfer of property, rights and liabilities held, enjoyed or incurred in connection with any function which, as a result of the order, is to be exercisable by the Authority (whether solely or concurrently).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-30-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-external-qualification">external qualification</term>
” has the same meaning as in section 24.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-31" period="#period32">
<num>31</num>
<heading> Other functions of the Authority.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-31-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales shall advise the Secretary of State on such matters connected with the provision of education or training in Wales as the Secretary of State may specify by order.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The Authority shall carry out such ancillary activities as the Secretary of State may direct.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of subsection (2) activities are ancillary activities in relation to the Authority if the Secretary of State considers it is appropriate for the Authority to carry out those activities for the purposes of or in connection with the carrying out by the Authority of any of their other functions under this Part.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The Authority shall supply the Secretary of State with such reports and other information with respect to the carrying out of their functions as the Secretary of State may require.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-32" period="#period33">
<num>32</num>
<heading> Supplementary provisions relating to discharge by Authority of their functions.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-32-1" period="#period1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>In carrying out their functions under this Part the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales shall—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-32-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>comply with any directions given by the Secretary of State; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-32-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>act in accordance with any plans approved by him; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-32-1-c" period="#period1">
<num>c</num>
<intro>
<p>so far as relevant, have regard to—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-32-1-c-i" period="#period1">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>
the requirements of section 351 of the
<noteRef href="#c11259951" marker="M24" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996 (general duties in respect of curriculum),
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-32-1-c-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the requirements of industry, commerce, finance and the professions regarding education and training (including required standards of practical competence), and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-32-1-c-iii">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>the requirements of persons with special learning needs.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-32-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In carrying out those functions the Authority shall in addition have regard to information supplied to them by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales or by any body designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-32-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Where in carrying out any of their functions under this Part the Authority accredit or approve any qualification, they may do so on such terms (including terms as to payment) and subject to such conditions as they may determine.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-32-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Those conditions may in particular include conditions—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-32-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>placing a limit on the amount of the fee that can be demanded in respect of any award or authentication of the qualification in question; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-32-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>requiring rights of entry to premises and to inspect and copy documents so far as necessary for the Authority to satisfy themselves that the appropriate standards are being maintained, in relation to the award or authentication of the qualification in question, by the persons receiving the accreditation or approval.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-32-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Before exercising on any occasion their power to impose conditions falling within subsection (4)(a) the Authority shall obtain the consent of the Secretary of State as to such matters relating to the exercise of that power as he may determine.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-32-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-persons-with-special-learning-needs">persons with special learning needs</term>
” has the same meaning as in section 26.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-32A" period="#period59">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2018">32A</ins>
</num>
<heading>
<ins class="d29p2018 first">
<noteRef href="#c17889551" marker="F3" class="commentary attribute F"/>
Power of Authority to give directions
</ins>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-32A-1">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2018">1</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2018">If it appears to the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-32A-1-a">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2018">a</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2018">that any person (in this section referred to as “</ins>
<term refersTo="#term-the-awarding-body">
<ins class="d29p2018">the awarding body</ins>
</term>
<ins class="d29p2018">”) who, either alone or jointly with others, awards or authenticates any qualification accredited by the Authority has failed or is likely to fail to comply with any condition subject to which the accreditation has effect, and</ins>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-32A-1-b">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2018">b</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2018">that the failure—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-32A-1-b-i">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2018">i</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2018">prejudices or would be likely to prejudice the proper award or authentication of the qualification, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-32A-1-b-ii">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2018">ii</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2018">prejudices or would be likely to prejudice persons who might reasonably be expected to seek to obtain the qualification,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2018">the Authority may direct the awarding body to take or refrain from taking specified steps with a view to securing compliance with the conditions subject to which the accreditation has effect.</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-32A-2">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2018">2</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2018">It shall be the duty of the awarding body to comply with any direction under this section.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-32A-3">
<num>
<ins class="d29p2018">3</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="d29p2018 last">Any direction under this section is enforceable, on the application of the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales, by a mandatory order.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
</chapter>
<chapter eId="part-V-chapter-III" period="#period44">
<num>Chapter III</num>
<heading>
Provisions supplementary to Chapters I and
<abbr class="Acronym" title="2">II</abbr>
</heading>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-V-chapter-III-crossheading-dissolution-of-existing-bodies" period="#period48">
<heading> Dissolution of existing bodies</heading>
<section eId="section-33" period="#period48">
<num>33</num>
<heading> Dissolution of existing bodies.</heading>
<content>
<p>The National Council for Vocational Qualifications and the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority are hereby dissolved.</p>
</content>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-V-chapter-III-crossheading-transfer-of-property-and-staff" period="#period24">
<heading> Transfer of property and staff</heading>
<section eId="section-34" period="#period24">
<num>34</num>
<heading> Transfer of property.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-34-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may by order provide for the transfer to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, or (as the case may be) to the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales, of—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-34-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>such of the land or other property of the National Council for Vocational Qualifications or the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-34-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>such of the rights and liabilities of either of those bodies (other than rights and liabilities arising under contracts of employment),</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>as, in his opinion, need to be transferred to enable the transferee Authority to carry out their functions properly.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-34-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>No order under subsection (1) may be made after the end of the period of six months beginning with the day on which section 21 comes into force.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-34-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Any order under subsection (1) made before the day on which section 21 comes into force shall come into force on that day.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-34-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Where, immediately after the end of the period within which an order under subsection (1) may be made, any property, rights or liabilities remain vested in the National Council for Vocational Qualifications or the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority, they shall forthwith vest in the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-34-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by order provide that there shall be substituted for the period mentioned in subsection (2) such shorter period as he may specify in the order, being a period ending no earlier than the day on which the order comes into force.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-35" period="#period27">
<num>35</num>
<heading> Transfer of staff.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-35-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies to any person who—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-35-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
is employed by the National Council for Vocational Qualifications (“
<term refersTo="#term-the-ncvq">
the
<abbr class="Acronym" title="National Council for Vocational Qualifications">NCVQ</abbr>
</term>
”) or the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority (“
<term refersTo="#term-the-scaa">
the
<abbr class="Acronym" title="School Curriculum and Assessment Authority">SCAA</abbr>
</term>
”) immediately before section 21 comes into force, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-35-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>is designated as respects the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, or (as the case may be) the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales, by order of the Secretary of State;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
and in this section “
<term refersTo="#term-the-relevant-authority">the relevant Authority</term>
” means, in relation to any such person, the Authority as respects which he is designated by the order.
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-35-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
A contract of employment between a person to whom this section applies and the
<abbr class="Acronym" title="National Council for Vocational Qualifications">NCVQ</abbr>
or the
<abbr class="Acronym" title="School Curriculum and Assessment Authority">SCAA</abbr>
shall have effect, from the day on which the order under subsection (1)(b) comes into force, as if originally made between him and the relevant Authority.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-35-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Without prejudice to subsection (2)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-35-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
all the rights, powers, duties and liabilities of the
<abbr class="Acronym" title="National Council for Vocational Qualifications">NCVQ</abbr>
or the
<abbr class="Acronym" title="School Curriculum and Assessment Authority">SCAA</abbr>
under or in connection with a contract to which that subsection applies shall by virtue of that subsection be transferred to the relevant Authority on the day on which the order under subsection (1)(b) comes into force, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-35-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
anything done before that day by or in relation to the
<abbr class="Acronym" title="National Council for Vocational Qualifications">NCVQ</abbr>
or the
<abbr class="Acronym" title="School Curriculum and Assessment Authority">SCAA</abbr>
in respect of that contract or the employee shall be deemed from that day to have been done by or in relation to the relevant Authority.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-35-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Subsections (2) and (3) are without prejudice to any right of an employee to terminate his contract of employment if his working conditions are changed substantially to his detriment; but such a change shall not be taken to have occurred by reason only of the change in employer effected by subsection (2).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-35-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (4) the reference to an employee’s working conditions includes a reference to any rights (whether accrued or contingent) under any pension or superannuation scheme of which he was a member by virtue of his employment with the
<abbr class="Acronym" title="National Council for Vocational Qualifications">NCVQ</abbr>
or the
<abbr class="Acronym" title="School Curriculum and Assessment Authority">SCAA</abbr>
(as the case may be).
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-35-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>An order under subsection (1)(b) may designate a person either individually or as falling within a class or description of employee.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-35-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>No order under subsection (1)(b) may be made after the end of the period of six months beginning with the day on which section 21 comes into force.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-35-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>Any order under subsection (1)(b) made before the day on which section 21 comes into force shall come into force on that day.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-35-9">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by order provide that there shall be substituted for the period mentioned in subsection (7) such shorter period as he may specify in the order, being a period ending no earlier than the day on which the order comes into force.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-V-chapter-III-crossheading-levy-on-bodies-awarding-accredited-qualifications" period="#period46">
<heading> Levy on bodies awarding accredited qualifications</heading>
<section eId="section-36" period="#period46">
<num>36</num>
<heading> Levy on bodies awarding qualifications accredited by relevant Authority.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-36-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for a levy to be payable to the relevant Authority by persons who award vocational qualifications accredited by that Authority.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-36-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under this section shall—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-36-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>specify the rate of the levy or the method by which it is to be calculated (and, without prejudice to the generality of section 54(3), may make different provision in relation to different cases);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-36-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>make provision as to the times when, and the manner in which, payments are to be made in respect of the levy;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-36-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>provide for the relevant Authority to withdraw their accreditation of a qualification in cases of non-payment of the levy.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-36-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Any sums received by the relevant Authority in respect of the levy shall be applied by them in giving such financial assistance to other bodies as the Secretary of State may specify with a view to assisting that Authority to secure the development and improvement of standards in relation to vocational qualifications.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-36-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-the-relevant-authority">the relevant Authority</term>
” means—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-36-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in the case of a qualification accredited by that Authority; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-36-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales in the case of a qualification accredited by that Authority.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
</chapter>
<chapter eId="part-V-chapter-IV" period="#period24">
<num>Chapter IV</num>
<heading> Control of certain courses leading to external qualifications</heading>
<section eId="section-37" period="#period21">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c11259981" marker="I8" class="commentary I"/>
37
</num>
<heading> Requirement for approval of certain publicly-funded and school courses leading to external qualifications.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-37-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations provide—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-37-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>that no course of study leading to an external qualification is to be provided with the use of any specified public funding, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-37-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>that no course of study leading to an external qualification is to be provided for pupils of compulsory school age by or on behalf of a maintained school,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>unless (in each case) the qualification is for the time being approved by the Secretary of State or a designated body in accordance with the regulations.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-37-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under this section may in particular make provision—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-37-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>prescribing the conditions required to be satisfied before any qualification may be so approved and the circumstances in which any approval may be withdrawn;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-37-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>conferring functions on a designated body in relation to any such conditions; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-37-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>imposing duties on governing bodies of institutions providing courses of study to which the regulations apply, and on head teachers, principals and other heads of such institutions, to secure compliance with the regulations.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-37-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under this section shall not apply to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-37-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>any course of study provided at an institution within the higher education sector; or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-37-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any course of study leading to a qualification awarded or authenticated by any such institution.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-37-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In this section—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-designated">designated</term>
” means designated by the Secretary of State;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-external-qualification">external qualification</term>
” has the same meaning as in section 24;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-maintained-school">maintained school</term>
” has the same meaning as in section 23; and
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-specified-public-funding">specified public funding</term>
” means public funding of such description as is specified in or determined in accordance with regulations under this section.
</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-37-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
Sections 400 and 401 of the
<noteRef href="#c11259991" marker="M20" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996 (courses leading to external qualifications provided at schools and further education institutions), which are superseded by this section, shall cease to have effect.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</chapter>
</part>
<part eId="part-VI" period="#period25">
<num>Part VI</num>
<heading> Inspection of local education authorities and school inspections</heading>
<chapter eId="part-VI-chapter-I" period="#period25">
<num>Chapter I</num>
<heading> Inspection of local education authorities</heading>
<section eId="section-38" period="#period22">
<num>38</num>
<heading> Inspection of LEAs.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-38-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The Chief Inspector—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-38-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>may, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-38-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if requested to do so by the Secretary of State, shall,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>arrange for any local education authority to be inspected under this section.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-2" period="#period5">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>An inspection of a local education authority under this section shall consist of a review of the way in which the authority are performing any function of theirs (of whatever nature) which relates to the provision of education—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-38-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>for persons of compulsory school age (whether at school or otherwise), or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-38-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>for persons of any age above or below that age who are registered as pupils at schools maintained by the authority.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>A request by the Secretary of State under this section may relate to one or more local education authorities, and shall specify both—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-38-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the local education authority or authorities concerned, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-38-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the functions of theirs to which the inspection is to relate.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Before making any such request the Secretary of State shall consult the Chief Inspector as to the matters to be specified in the request in accordance with subsection (3).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-5" period="#period2">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Any inspection under this section shall be conducted—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-38-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>by one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools in England or (as the case may require) Wales, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-38-5-b" period="#period3">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
by any additional inspector authorised under paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the
<noteRef href="#c11260141" marker="M25" class="commentary M"/>
School Inspections Act 1996;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>but he may be assisted by such other persons (whether or not members of the Chief Inspector’s staff) as the Chief Inspector thinks fit.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section a local education authority shall provide the Chief Inspector with such information as may be prescribed, and shall do so in such form and—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-38-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>within such period following a request made by the Chief Inspector in any prescribed circumstances, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-38-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>at such other times,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>as regulations may provide.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>
In this section and sections 39 to 41 “
<term refersTo="#term-the-chief-inspector">the Chief Inspector</term>
” means—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-38-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in relation to a local education authority in England, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-38-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in relation to a local education authority in Wales, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
and in those sections references to “
<term refersTo="#term-the-inspector">the inspector</term>
” in relation to an inspection under this section are references to the person conducting the inspection.
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-39" period="#period19">
<num>39</num>
<heading> Reports of inspections under s. 38 and action plan by LEA.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-39-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Where an inspection under section 38 has been completed, the inspector shall make a written report on the matters reviewed in the course of the inspection, and shall send copies of the report to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-39-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>any local education authority to which the inspection relates; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-39-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-39-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where a local education authority receive a copy of a report under this section, they shall prepare a written statement of the action which they propose to take in the light of the report and the period within which they propose to take it.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-39-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The authority shall publish—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-39-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the report, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-39-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the statement prepared under subsection (2),</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>within such period, and in such manner, as may be prescribed.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-39-4" period="#period3">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The Chief Inspector may arrange for any report under this section to be published in such manner as he considers appropriate.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-40" period="#period23">
<num>40</num>
<heading>
Inspector’s rights of entry
<abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-40-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The inspector in the case of any inspection under section 38, and any person assisting him, shall have at all reasonable times—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-40-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a right of entry to the premises of any local education authority to which the inspection relates, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-40-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a right to inspect, and take copies of, any records kept by the authority, and any other documents containing information relating to the authority, which he considers relevant to the exercise of his functions;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
and section 42 of the
<noteRef href="#c11260191" marker="M26" class="commentary M"/>
School Inspections Act 1996 (inspection of computer records for purposes of Part I of that Act) shall apply for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of Part I of that Act.
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-40-2" period="#period2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Without prejudice to subsection (1) above, a local education authority to which an inspection under section 38 relates shall give the inspector, and any person assisting him, all assistance in connection with the exercise of his functions which they are reasonably able to give.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-40-3" period="#period2">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>In the case of any inspection under section 38, subsection (1) above shall apply in relation to any school maintained by any local education authority to which the inspection relates as it applies in relation to the authority; and without prejudice to that subsection (as it so applies)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-40-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the governing body of any such school shall give the inspector, and any person assisting him, all assistance in connection with the exercise of his functions which they are reasonably able to give; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-40-3-b" period="#period7">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the governing body of any such school and the authority shall secure that all such assistance is also given by persons who work at the school.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-40-4" period="#period3">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-document">document</term>
” and “
<term refersTo="#term-records">records</term>
” each include information recorded in any form.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-41" period="#period25">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c11260201" marker="C1" class="commentary C"/>
41
</num>
<heading> Inspections involving collaboration of Audit Commission.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-41-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>If requested to do so by the Chief Inspector, the Audit Commission may assist with any inspection under section 38; and subsections (2) to (5) below have effect where the Commission assist with any such inspection.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-41-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Section 40 shall apply to the Commission and to any authorised person as it applies to the inspector.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-41-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Any information obtained by virtue of section 40 by a person falling within one of the categories mentioned in subsection (4) may be disclosed for the purposes of the inspection, or the preparation or making of the report under section 39(1), to a person falling within the other category.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-41-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Those categories are—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-41-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the Commission and any authorised person; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-41-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the inspector and any person assisting him.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-41-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Any report prepared under section 39(1) shall be prepared by the inspector acting in conjunction with the Commission.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-41-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>The Commission shall not provide assistance under this section unless, before it does so, the Chief Inspector has agreed to pay the Commission an amount equal to the full costs incurred by the Commission in providing the assistance.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-41-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>In this section—</p>
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<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-the-audit-commission">the Audit Commission</term>
” means the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales; and
</p>
</item>
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<p>
<term refersTo="#term-authorised-person">authorised person</term>
” means a person authorised by the Audit Commission for the purposes of this section.
</p>
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</subsection>
</section>
</chapter>
<chapter eId="part-VI-chapter-II" period="#period26">
<num>Chapter II</num>
<heading> School Inspections</heading>
<section eId="section-42" period="#period19">
<num>42</num>
<heading> Miscellaneous amendments relating to school inspections.</heading>
<content>
<p>
Schedule 6 (which contains amendments relating to inspections under the
<noteRef href="#c11260211" marker="M27" class="commentary M"/>
School Inspections Act 1996 and the
<noteRef href="#c11260221" marker="M28" class="commentary M"/>
Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Act 1996) shall have effect.
</p>
</content>
</section>
</chapter>
</part>
<part eId="part-VII" period="#period18">
<num>Part VII</num>
<heading> Careers education and guidance</heading>
<section eId="section-43" period="#period54">
<num>43</num>
<heading> Provision of careers education in schools.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-43-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>All registered pupils at a school to which this section applies must be provided, during the relevant phase of their education, with a programme of careers education.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-43-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>county and voluntary schools;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-43-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>grant-maintained schools;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-43-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>maintained or grant-maintained special schools (other than those established in hospitals);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-43-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>city technology colleges and city colleges for the technology of the arts; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-43-2-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>pupil referral units.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>It is the duty of each of the following to secure that subsection (1) is complied with, namely—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-43-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a school falling within subsection (2)(a) to (c), the governing body of the school and its head teacher,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-43-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a school falling within subsection (2)(d), the proprietors of the school and its head teacher, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-43-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a pupil referral unit, the local education authority maintaining the unit and the teacher in charge of it.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
Each of sections 496 and 497 of the
<noteRef href="#c11260251" marker="M15" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996 (default powers of Secretary of State) shall, in relation to the duty imposed by subsection (3) above, have effect as if any reference to a body to which that section applies included a reference to the proprietors of a school falling within subsection (2)(d) above.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section the relevant phase of a pupil’s education is the period—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-43-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>beginning at the same time as the school year in which the majority of pupils in his class attain the age of 14; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-43-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>ending with the expiry of the school year in which the majority of pupils in his class attain the age of 16.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>In this section—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-career">career</term>
” includes the undertaking of any training, employment or occupation or any course of education;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-careers-education">careers education</term>
” means education designed to prepare persons for taking decisions about their careers and to help them implement such decisions;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-class">class</term>
”, in relation to a particular pupil, means—
</p>
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<item>
<num>a</num>
<p>the teaching group in which he is regularly taught, or</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>b</num>
<p>if he is taught in different groups for different subjects, such one of those groups as is designated by the head teacher of the school or, in the case of a pupil at a pupil referral unit, by the teacher in charge of the unit.</p>
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</section>
<section eId="section-44" period="#period21">
<num>44</num>
<heading> Schools and other institutions to co-operate with careers advisers.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-44-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Where a careers adviser has responsibilities in relation to persons attending an educational institution to which this section applies, he shall on request be provided with—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-44-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the name and address of every relevant pupil or student at the institution; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-44-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any information in the institution’s possession about any such pupil or student which the careers adviser needs in order to be able to provide him with advice and guidance on decisions about his career or with other information relevant to such decisions.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-44-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>If the registered address of a parent of any such pupil is different from the pupil’s registered address, subsection (1)(a) requires the parent’s address to be provided as well.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-44-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Paragraph (a) or (as the case may be) paragraph (b) of subsection (1) does not, however, apply to any pupil or student to the extent that—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-44-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>(where he is under the age of 18) a parent of his, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-44-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>(where he has attained that age) he himself,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>has indicated that any information falling within that paragraph should not be provided to the careers adviser.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-44-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Where a careers adviser has responsibilities in relation to persons attending an educational institution to which this section applies, he shall on request be permitted to have, in the case of any relevant pupil or student specified by him, access to that person—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-44-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>on the institution’s premises, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-44-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>at a reasonable time agreed by or on behalf of the head teacher, principal or other head of the institution,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>for the purpose of enabling him to provide that person with advice and guidance on decisions about his career and with any other information relevant to such decisions.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-44-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Such access shall include an opportunity for the careers adviser to interview that person about his career, if he agrees to be so interviewed.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-44-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>Where a careers adviser has responsibilities in relation to persons attending an educational institution to which this section applies, he shall on request be permitted to have, in the case of any group of relevant pupils or students specified by him, access—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-44-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>to that group of persons in the manner specified in subsection (4)(a) and (b), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-44-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>to such of the institution’s facilities as can conveniently be made available for his use,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>for the purpose of enabling him to provide those persons with group sessions on any matters relating to careers or to advice or guidance about careers.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-44-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>Any request made for the purposes of subsection (1), (4) or (6) must be made in writing to the head teacher, principal or other head of the institution in question.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-44-8" period="#period7">
<num>8</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-44-8-a" period="#period7">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the schools listed in section 43(2)(a) to (d); and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-44-8-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>institutions within the further education sector.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-44-9">
<num>9</num>
<intro>
<p>It is the duty of each of the following to secure that subsections (1), (4) and (6) are complied with, namely—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-44-9-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a school falling within section 43(2)(a) to (c) or an institution within the further education sector, the governing body of the school or institution and its head teacher, principal or other head, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-44-9-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a school falling within section 43(2)(d), the proprietors of the school and its head teacher;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>and section 43(4) shall apply in relation to that duty as it applies in relation to the duty imposed by section 43(3).</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-44-10" period="#period7">
<num>10</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-44-10-a" period="#period7">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>a pupil at a school is a relevant pupil—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-44-10-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>at any time during the period which is the relevant phase of his education for the purposes of section 43, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-44-10-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>if he is over compulsory school age and receiving secondary education; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-44-10-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>a person is a relevant student at an institution within the further education sector if he is receiving at the institution either—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-44-10-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>full-time education, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-44-10-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>part-time education of a description commonly undergone by persons in order to fit them for employment.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-44-11">
<num>11</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-44-11-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-careers-adviser">careers adviser</term>
” means a person who is employed by a body providing services in pursuance of arrangements made or directions given under section 10 of the
<noteRef href="#c11260361" marker="M14" class="commentary M"/>
Employment and Training Act 1973 and who is acting, in the course of his employment by that body, for the purposes of the provision of any such services; and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-44-11-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a careers adviser has responsibilities for any persons if his employment by that body includes the provision of any such services for them.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-44-12">
<num>12</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-career">career</term>
” has the same meaning as in section 43.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-45" period="#period28">
<num>45</num>
<heading> Provision of careers information at schools and other institutions.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-45-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Persons attending an educational institution to which this section applies must be provided with access to both—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-45-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>guidance materials, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-45-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a wide range of up-to-date reference materials,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>relating to careers education and career opportunities.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-45-2" period="#period7">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-45-2-a" period="#period7">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the schools listed in section 43(2)(a) to (d); and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-45-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>institutions within the further education sector.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-45-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>It is the duty of each of the following to secure that subsection (1) is complied with, namely—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-45-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a school falling within section 43(2)(a) to (c) or an institution within the further education sector, the governing body of the school or institution and its head teacher, principal or other head, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-45-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a school falling within section 43(2)(d), the proprietors of the school and its head teacher;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>and section 43(4) shall apply in relation to that duty as it applies in relation to the duty imposed by section 43(3).</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-45-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
The persons who under subsection (3) above are responsible for discharging that duty in relation to an institution shall seek assistance with discharging it from a body providing services in pursuance of arrangements made or directions given under section 10 of the
<noteRef href="#c11260401" marker="M5" class="commentary M"/>
Employment and Training Act 1973.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-45-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-career">career</term>
” and “
<term refersTo="#term-careers-education">careers education</term>
” have the same meaning as in section 43.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-45-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Nothing in this section applies to any primary school.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-46" period="#period29">
<num>46</num>
<heading> Extension or modification of provisions of ss. 43 to 45.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-46-1" period="#period7">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations extend the scope of operation of section 43 or section 44 by substituting for the period specified in section 43(5) or section 44(10)(a)(i) such other period as is specified.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46-2" period="#period7">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for extending the scope of operation of section 43, 44 or 45 to primary schools or to any specified description of such schools.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for requiring—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-46-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the governing bodies of institutions within the further education sector, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-46-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the principals or other heads of such institutions,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>to secure that a programme of careers education is provided for any specified description of persons attending such institutions.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
The Secretary of State may by regulations amend the definition of “
<term refersTo="#term-careers-adviser">careers adviser</term>
” set out in section 44(11)(a).
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>In this section—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-careers-education">careers education</term>
” has the same meaning as in section 43;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-specified">specified</term>
” means specified in the regulations in question.
</p>
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</subsection>
</section>
</part>
<part eId="part-VIII" period="#period45">
<num>Part VIII</num>
<heading> Miscellaneous and general</heading>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-VIII-crossheading-exceptional-educational-provision" period="#period56">
<heading> Exceptional educational provision</heading>
<section eId="section-47" period="#period56">
<num>47</num>
<heading> Functions of LEAs as regards exceptional educational provision.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-47-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
Section 19 of the
<noteRef href="#c11260411" marker="M6" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996 (exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere) shall be amended as follows.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (1) (duty of local education authority to make arrangements for provision of suitable full-time or part-time education, at school or otherwise, for excluded children
<abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr>
), the words “full-time or part-time” shall be omitted.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (4) (power of local education authority to make arrangements for provision of suitable full-time or part-time education, otherwise than at school, for excluded young persons
<abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr>
), the words “full-time or part-time” shall be omitted.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>After that subsection there shall be inserted—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e4829">
<num>4A</num>
<content>
<p>In determining what arrangements to make under subsection (1) or (4) in the case of any child or young person a local education authority shall have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-VIII-crossheading-management-committees-for-pupil-referral-units" period="#period47">
<heading> Management committees for pupil referral units</heading>
<section eId="section-48" period="#period47">
<num>48</num>
<heading> Management committees for pupil referral units.</heading>
<content>
<p>At the end of Schedule 1 to the Education Act 1996 (pupil referral units) there shall be added—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown schedule default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e4851">
<num>15</num>
<heading> Management committees</heading>
<subparagraph eId="d4e4855">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations may make provision—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e4861">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>for requiring any local education authority who maintain a pupil referral unit to establish a committee to act as the management committee for the unit; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4867">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>for that committee to discharge on behalf of the authority such of their functions in connection with the unit as are delegated by them to the committee in accordance with the regulations.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e4873">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under this paragraph may in particular make provision—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e4879">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>for enabling a local education authority to establish a joint committee to act as the management committee for two or more pupil referral units maintained by the authority;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4885">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>for requiring the approval of the Secretary of State to be obtained before any such joint committee is established;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4891">
<num>c</num>
<intro>
<p>as to the composition of a management committee established under the regulations and—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e4897">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the appointment and removal of its members, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e4903">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>their terms of office,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>and in particular for requiring such a committee to include persons representing schools (including grant-maintained schools) situated in the area from which the unit or units in question may be expected to draw pupils;</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4911">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>for requiring or (as the case may be) prohibiting the delegation by a local education authority to a management committee of such functions in connection with pupil referral units as are specified in the regulations;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4917">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>for authorising a management committee to establish sub-committees;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4923">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>for enabling (subject to any provisions of the regulations) a local education authority or a management committee to determine to any extent the committee’s procedure and that of any sub-committee;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4929">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>for limiting the personal liability of members of any such committee or sub-committee in respect of their acts or omissions as such members;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4935">
<num>h</num>
<intro>
<p>for applying to any such committee or sub-committee, with or without modification—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e4941">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>any provision of the Education Acts, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e4947">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>any provision made by or under any other enactment and relating to committees or (as the case may be) sub-committees of a local authority.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-VIII-crossheading-teachers-not-under-contract-of-employment-and-persons-having-access-to-those-under-19" period="#period38">
<heading> Teachers not under contract of employment and persons having access to those under 19</heading>
<section eId="section-49" period="#period38">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c11260421" marker="I2" class="commentary I"/>
49
</num>
<heading> Power to make regulations: teachers not under contract of employment and persons having access to those under 19.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-49-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
Section 218 of the
<noteRef href="#c11260431" marker="M7" class="commentary M"/>
Education Reform Act 1988 (power of Secretary of State to make regulations in respect of schools and further and higher education institutions) shall be amended as follows.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-49-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (6) there shall be inserted—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e4979">
<num>6A</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations impose requirements on—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e4985">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>local education authorities,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4991">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the governing bodies of schools or institutions falling within subsection (10) below, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4997">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the proprietors of independent schools,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>for the purpose of prohibiting or restricting, on medical grounds or in cases of misconduct, access to persons who have not attained the age of nineteen years by persons (not falling within subsection (6) above) who provide services falling within subsection (6B).</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e5005">
<num>6B</num>
<intro>
<p>Those services are services provided in relation to the school or institution or persons attending it which—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e5011">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>are provided by whatever means and whether under contract or otherwise, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e5017">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>bring the persons providing them regularly into contact with persons who have not attained the age of nineteen years.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-49-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (12) (definition of “
<term refersTo="#term-school">school</term>
”), after “(6)(d)” there shall be inserted
<mod>
<quotedText>“ or (6A) ”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-49-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (12) there shall be inserted—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e5042">
<num>13</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e5048">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>any reference to persons employed as teachers includes a reference to persons engaged to provide their services as teachers otherwise than under contracts of employment; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e5054">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any reference to teachers or other persons employed by local education authorities or by any description of governing bodies or proprietors includes a reference to teachers or other persons engaged to provide their services for such authorities, governing bodies or proprietors (as the case may be) otherwise than under contracts of employment;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>and any reference to employment (or further employment) shall be construed accordingly.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-VIII-crossheading-costs-of-teachers-premature-retirement" period="#period8">
<heading> Costs of teachers’ premature retirement</heading>
<section eId="section-50" period="#period9">
<num>50</num>
<heading> Recoupment by local education authority of costs of teachers’ premature retirement.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-50-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
Section 139 of the
<noteRef href="#c11260441" marker="M16" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996 (payments in respect of dismissal
<abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr>
of teachers at schools with delegated budgets) shall be amended as follows.
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</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-50-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (5) (local education authority’s costs in respect of teacher’s dismissal or premature retirement not normally to be met from school’s budget share), at the beginning there shall be inserted
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<quotedText>“ Subject to subsection (5A), ”</quotedText>
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.
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</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-50-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>After that subsection there shall be inserted—</p>
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<num>5A</num>
<content>
<p>Subsection (5) does not apply to costs incurred by the local education authority in respect of any premature retirement of a member of the staff of the school occurring on or after the date of the passing of the Education Act 1997; and such costs shall be met from the school’s budget share for one or more financial years except in so far as the authority agree with the governing body (whether before or after the retirement occurs) that they shall not be so met.</p>
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</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e5105">
<num>5B</num>
<content>
<p>The agreement of the local education authority for the purposes of subsection (5A) must be given in writing on or after the date of the passing of that Act.</p>
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</p>
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</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-50-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions inserted by this section have effect in relation to a school despite anything in any scheme prepared by the local education authority under section 103 of the Education Act 1996 (schemes providing for financial delegation).</p>
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<heading> Definition of “school”</heading>
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<num>51</num>
<heading> Definition of “school”.</heading>
<content>
<p>
In section 4 of the Education Act 1996 (definition of “
<term refersTo="#term-school">school</term>
”), for subsection (1) there shall be substituted—
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<subsection eId="d4e5133">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
In this Act “
<term refersTo="#term-school">school</term>
” means an educational institution which is outside the further education sector and the higher education sector and is an institution for providing—
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<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>primary education,</p>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e5148">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>secondary education, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e5154">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>both primary and secondary education,</p>
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</paragraph>
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<p>whether or not the institution also provides part-time education suitable to the requirements of junior pupils or further education.</p>
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<heading> Compulsory school age</heading>
<section eId="section-52" period="#period19">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c11260461" marker="I5" class="commentary I"/>
52
</num>
<heading> Commencement of compulsory school age.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-52-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
Section 8 of the
<noteRef href="#c11260471" marker="M19" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996 (compulsory school age) shall be amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-52-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>For subsection (2) there shall be substituted—</p>
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<subsection eId="d4e5188">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>A person begins to be of compulsory school age—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e5194">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>when he attains the age of five, if he attains that age on a prescribed day, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e5200">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>otherwise at the beginning of the prescribed day next following his attaining that age.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
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</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-52-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>For subsection (4) there shall be substituted—</p>
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<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e5213">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may by order—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e5219">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>provide that such days in the year as are specified in the order shall be, for each calendar year, prescribed days for the purposes of subsection (2);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e5225">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>determine the day in any calendar year which is to be the school leaving date for that year.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-52-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may also make an order providing that such days in the year as are specified in the order shall be, for each calendar year during the whole or part of which section 8 of the Education Act 1996 is not wholly in force, prescribed days for the purposes of paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 40 to that Act (transitory provisions pending coming into force of section 8 of that Act) as it has effect in accordance with subsection (5) below.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-52-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Where a person does not attain the age of five on any of those prescribed days, he shall be regarded for the purposes of paragraph 1(2) of that Schedule—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-52-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>as not attaining that age, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-52-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>accordingly as not being of compulsory school age,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>until the beginning of the prescribed day next following his fifth birthday.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</section>
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<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-VIII-crossheading-general-provisions" period="#period31">
<heading> General provisions</heading>
<section eId="section-53" period="#period30">
<num>53</num>
<heading> Stamp duty.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-53-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Subject to subsection (2), stamp duty shall not be chargeable in respect of any transfer effected by virtue of section 30 or 34.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-53-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
No instrument (other than a statutory instrument) made or executed in pursuance of either of the provisions mentioned in subsection (1) shall be treated as duly stamped unless it is stamped with the duty to which it would, but for this section (and, if applicable, section 129 of the
<noteRef href="#c11260521" marker="M8" class="commentary M"/>
Finance Act 1982), be liable or it has, in accordance with the provisions of section 12 of the
<noteRef href="#c11260531" marker="M9" class="commentary M"/>
Stamp Act 1891, been stamped with a particular stamp denoting that it is not chargeable with any duty or that it has been duly stamped.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-54" period="#period11">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c11260541" marker="P1" class="commentary P"/>
54
</num>
<heading> Orders and regulations.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-54-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Any power of the Secretary of State to make orders or regulations under this Act, except an order u.nder section 25 or 31, shall be exercised by statutory instrument.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-54-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>A statutory instrument containing any order or regulations under this Act, except an order under section 58, shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-54-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Any order or regulations under this Act may make different provision for different cases, circumstances or areas and may contain such incidental, supplemental, saving or transitional provisions as the Secretary of State thinks fit.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-54-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (3), any order or regulations under this Act may make in relation to Wales provision different from that made in relation to England.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-55" period="#period13">
<num>55</num>
<heading> Financial provisions.</heading>
<intro>
<p>There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-55-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>any sums required for the payment by the Secretary of State of grants under this Act;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-55-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of this Act; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-55-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable under any other Act.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section eId="section-56" period="#period16">
<num>56</num>
<heading> Construction.</heading>
<subsection eId="section-56-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>In this Act—</p>
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<term refersTo="#term-regulations">regulations</term>
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<subsection eId="section-56-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
This Act shall be construed as one with the
<noteRef href="#c11260551" marker="M10" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-56-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Where, however, an expression is given for the purposes of any provision of this Act a meaning different from that given to it for the purposes of that Act, the meaning given for the purposes of that provision shall apply instead of the one given for the purposes of that Act.</p>
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</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-57" period="#period10">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c11260561" marker="I4" class="commentary I"/>
57
</num>
<heading>
Minor and consequential amendments, repeals
<abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-57-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The minor and consequential amendments set out in Schedule 7 shall have effect.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-57-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
Any reference in any enactment to Part I of Schedule 33 to the
<noteRef href="#c11260571" marker="M17" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996 (appeal committees for hearing admission appeals), or to any provision of that Part of that Schedule, shall (so far as the context permits) be read as including a reference to that Part of that Schedule, or (as the case may be) to that provision of that Part, as applied by paragraph 4 of Schedule 16 or paragraph 3 of Schedule 33A to that Act.
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</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-57-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions inserted in the Education Act 1996 by Parts II and
<abbr class="Acronym" title="3">III</abbr>
of this Act have effect despite anything in the articles (or, as the case may be, in the instrument or articles) of government of a school to, or in relation to, which those inserted provisions apply or are applied.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-57-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The enactments specified in Schedule 8 are repealed to the extent specified.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-58" period="#period10">
<num>
<noteRef href="#c11260611" marker="P2" class="commentary P"/>
58
</num>
<heading>
Short title, commencement and extent
<abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr>
</heading>
<subsection eId="section-58-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>This Act may be cited as the Education Act 1997.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-58-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
This Act shall be included in the list of Education Acts set out in section 578 of the
<noteRef href="#c11260621" marker="M18" class="commentary M"/>
Education Act 1996.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-58-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Subject to subsection (4), this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint, and different days may be appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-58-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—</p>
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<p>section 54,</p>
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</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-58-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Subject to subsections (6) and (7), this Act extends to England and Wales only.</p>
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</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-58-6">
<num>6</num>
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<p>The following provisions extend to Northern Ireland—</p>
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<p>sections 34 to 36,</p>
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<p>section 53,</p>
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<subsection eId="section-58-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>The amendment or repeal by this Act of an enactment extending to Scotland or Northern Ireland extends also to Scotland or, as the case may be, Northern Ireland.</p>
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