(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Information as to Provision of Education (England) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/4), which prescribe the information that local authorities are required each year to provide to the Secretary of State in relation to the provision of primary and secondary education in their area. These Regulations change the date by which information must be provided to the Secretary of State from 27th August to 10th August and extend the requirement to provide certain information to pupil planning areas where local authorities divide their area for the purposes of assessing current and future pupil demand and school capacity. These Regulations additionally require local authorities to provide forecasts of the total capacity of primary and secondary schools in each of their pupil planning areas, and to provide the admission numbers in schools for each age group and the total such numbers within each pupil planning area. Where a local authority has changed their pupil planning areas from the previous year, they must inform the Secretary of State of the changes.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on businesses and civil society organisations.