The Education and Skills Act 2008 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2012

Made23rd August 2012

The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 173(4) and (8) of the Education and Skills Act 20081:

Citation1.

This Order may be cited as the Education and Skills Act 2008 (Commencement No.8) Order 2012.

Provisions coming into force on 3rd September 20122.

The following provisions of the Education and Skills Act 2008 come into force on 1st September 2012—

(a)

section 155 (application of s. 444 of the Education Act 1996 to alternative provision);

(b)

paragraph 43 of Schedule 1;

(c)

paragraphs 50, 51, 52 and so far as relating to those paragraphs, paragraph 48 of Schedule 1; and

(d)

paragraph 80 of Schedule 1.

Nick Gibb

Minister of State

Department for Education

23rd August 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 3rd September 2012 certain provisions of the Education and Skills Act 2008 (“the 2008 Act”) as listed in Article 2.

Article 2 brings into force section 155 of the 2008 Act which amends section 444ZA of the Education Act 19962(“the 1996 Act”) to make clearer how the criminal offence under section 444 of the 1996 Act (failure to secure regular attendance at school of registered pupil) applies to children who are receiving alternative educational provision. It also commences certain consequential amendments to take account of the extension of the offence.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Sections 68 to 78	26th January 2009	2008/3077
Section 79 (partially)	26th January 2009	2008/3077
Section 79 (partially)	12th January 2010	2009/3316
Section 81	1st September 2009	2009/1513
Section 82	28th February 2009	2009/387
Sections 83 and 84	7th March 2009	2009/387
Section 85	28th February 2009	2009/387
Section 86 (partially)	19th June 2009	2009/1513
Section 86 (remainder)	1st August 2009	2009/1606
Sections 87 to 91	26th January 2009	2008/3077
Section 92 (partially)	19th June 2009	2009/1513
Section 92 (partially)	1st September 2009	2009/1606
Section 93	1st September 2009	2009/1606
Sections 94 to 110 (partially)	19th June 2009	2009/1513
Section 98 (remainder)	1st January 2011	2010/2906
Section 99 (remainder)	1st January 2011	2010/2906
Section 111 (partially)	19th June 2009	2009/1513
Section 111 (remainder)	1st September 2009	2009/1606
Section 112 (partially)	1st September 2009	2009/1606
Sections 113 to 116	19th June 2009	2009/1513
Section 117 (partially)	12th October 2009	2009/1606
Section 118 (partially)	19th June 2009	2009/1513
Section 119 (partially)	19th June 2009	2009/1513
Section 119 (remainder)	12th October 2009	2009/1606
Sections 120 to 123 (partially)	19th June 2009	2009/1513
Section 123 (remainder)	1st January 2011	2010/2906
Section 124 (partially)	12th October 2009	2009/1606
Section 124 (partially)	1st January 2011	2010/2906
Sections 125 and 126	19th June 2009	2009/1513
Section 127	12th October 2009	2009/1606
Sections 128 to 133 (partially)	19th June 2009	2009/1513
Sections 134 to 136 (partially)	19th June 2009	2009/1513
Sections 134 to 136	12th October 2009	2009/1606
Section 137	1st September 2009	2009/1606
Section 138 (partially)	1st September 2009	2009/1606
Section 138 (partially)	12th October 2009	2009/1606
Section 138 (partially)	1st January 2011	2010/2906
Section 139 (partially)	19th June 2009	2009/1513
Section 140 (partially)	19th June 2009	2009/1513
Section 140 (partially)	1st September 2009	2009/1606
Section 141 (partially)	19th June 2009	2009/1513
Section 142	30th March 2010	2010/1093
Section 143	30th March 2010	2010/1093
Section 144	30th March 2010	2010/1093
Section 145	30th March 2010	2010/1093
Section 146	1st September 2009	2009/1513
Section 147	1st September 2009	2009/1513
Section 148	1st September 2009	2009/1513
Section 150	26th January 2009	2008/3077
Section 151 (partially)	2nd December 2008	2008/3077
Section 151 (remainder)	26th January 2009	2008/3077
Sections 152 and 153	26th January 2009	2008/3077
Section 154 (partially)	30th March 2010	2010/1093
Section 154 (remainder)	1st September 2010	2010/1093
Section 159	28th February 2009	2009/387
Section 161(1), (2), (3)(a) and (5) to (9)	28th February 2009	2009/387
Section 162(1), (2), (3)(a) and (b) and (4) to (10)	31st March 2009	2009/784
Section 162(3)(c)	31st October 2009	2009/784
Section 165	26th January 2009	2008/3077
Section 169(1) (partially)	2nd December 2008 and 26th January 2009	2008/3077
Section 169(1) (partially)	1st September 2009	2009/1606
Section 169(1) (partially)	30th March 2010	2010/1093
Section 169(2) (partially)	2nd December 2008 and 26th January 2009	2008/3077
Section 169(2) (partially)	1st September 2009	2009/1513
Section 169(2) (partially)	1st September 2009	2009/1606
Section 169(2) (partially)	30th March 2010	2010/1093
Schedule 1, paragraphs 13 and 18 (partially)	1st September 2009	2009/1606
Schedule 1, paragraphs 53 (partially), 54(5) to (7), 57, 58, 61 to 64 and 68 to 73	2nd December 2008	2008/3077
Schedule 1, paragraphs 44 to 47, 53 (remainder), 54 (remainder), 55, 56, 59, 60, 65 to 67, 78, 81 to 85 and 89	26th January 2009	2008/3077
Schedule 1, paragraph 74	30th March 2010	2010/1093
Schedule 2 (partially)	26th January 2009	2008/3077
Schedule 2 (partially)	1st September 2009	2009/1513
Schedule 2 (partially)	1st September 2009	2009/1606
Schedule 2 (partially)	30th March 2010	2010/1093