SCHEDULE 3Amendment of other subordinate legislation

Regulation 5

Education (School Information) (England) Regulations 2002

1.

(1)

The Education (School Information) (England) Regulations 200227 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 7(2) for “or special educational provision” substitute “, special educational provision or provision to which section 19 of the Education Act 1996 (exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere) applies”.

(3)

In regulation 7(3)(a)(ii) for “or a special school” substitute “, a special school or a pupil referral unit”.

(4)

In regulation 7(3)(b) for “or special schools” substitute “, special schools or pupil referral units”.

(5)

In paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 after “special school” insert “or a pupil referral unit”.

(6)

After paragraph 17 of Schedule 1 insert—

“Part 3Exceptional Provision of Education in Pupil Referral Units or Elsewhere

18.

The authority’s general arrangements and policies in respect of the provision of education to which section 19 of the Education Act 1996 applies (exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere).”.

Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2006

2.

(1)

The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 200628 are amended as follows.

(2)

After regulation 3 insert the following regulation—

“Provision of information relating to pupil referral units by local education authorities relating to the Secretary of State3A.

Within fourteen days of receiving a request from the Secretary of State a local education authority shall provide to the Secretary of State such of the information referred to in Schedule 1 to these Regulations relating to each pupil referral unit maintained by the authority and (where the request stipulates) in respect of such categories of pupils, or former pupils, at each such unit, as is so requested.”.