Statutory Instruments
Education, England And Wales
Made
22nd December 2015
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 115(7) of the Deregulation Act 2015(1).
1. This Order may be cited as the Deregulation Act 2015 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2015.
2. The day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 2 (home-school agreements) of Schedule 16 to the Deregulation Act 2015 (and section 66(5) of that Act so far as it relates to that paragraph) is 1st January 2016.
Nick Gibb
Minister of State
Department for Education
22nd December 2015
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force a provision of the Deregulation Act 2015 (“the Act”) that relates to the reduction of burdens on schools.
Article 2 brings into force paragraph 2 of Schedule 16 to the Act on 1st January 2016. That paragraph removes the requirement (in sections 110 and 111 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(2)) for the governing bodies of certain schools in England and Wales to adopt home-school agreements setting out the school’s aims, values, responsibilities, and expectations of pupils and parents. It also removes the requirement for those governing bodies to take steps to ensure that parents give their written acknowledgement and acceptance of such agreements.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on businesses and civil society organisations.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Deregulation Act 2015 have been brought into force, or will be brought into force, by earlier commencement orders:
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1 (so far as not already in force) | 1st October 2015 | 2015/1732 |
| Section 2 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 3 (so far as not already in force) | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 4 | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 5 | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 6 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 7 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 8(1), (3) and (4) (so far as not already in force) | 8th June 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 9 | 30th June 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 10 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 11 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 12 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 14 | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 15 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/1732 |
| Section 17 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/1732 |
| Section 18 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/1732 |
| Section 19 (partially) | 1st October 2015 | 2015/1732 |
| Section 33 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 34 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 35 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 36 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 37 | 1st July 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 38 (partially) | 1st July 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 38 (so far as not already in force) | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 39 (partially) | 1st July 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 39 (so far as not already in force) | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 40 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 41 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 44 | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 45 | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 48 | 1st April 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 49 (so far as not already in force) | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 51(b) (so far as not already in force) | 30th June 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 51(f) (so far as not already in force) | 8th June 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 51(g) | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 52(a) | 10th April 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 53 (so far as not already in force) | 1st April 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 58 (so far as not already in force) | 15th June 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 59 (partially) | 1st October 2015 | 2015/1732 |
| Section 59(c) | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 62 (so far as not already in force) | 6th April 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 63 (so far as not already in force) | 6th April 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 66(1) to (4) | 1st October 2015 | 2015/1732 |
| Section 66(5) (partially) | 1st January 2016 | 2015/1732 |
| Section 68 | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 69 | 1st April 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 70 | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 71 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/1732 |
| Section 72 | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 76 | 6th April 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 77 | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 78 | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 80 | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 81 | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 82 | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 86 | 29th June 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 87 | 29th June 2015 | 2015/1402 |
| Section 88 | 29th June 2015 | 2015/1402 |
| Section 89 | 29th June 2015 | 2015/1402 |
| Section 90 (partially, so far as not already in force) | 20th April 2015 | 2015/1402 |
| Section 90 (so far as not already in force) | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 93 | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Section 94 | 1st January 2016 | 2015/1732 |
| Section 95 | 1st January 2016 | 2015/1732 |
| Section 96 | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Schedule 1, Part 1 (so far as not already in force) | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Schedule 1, Part 2 | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Schedule 2, Part 2 (so far as not already in force) | 8th June 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Schedule 2, Part 3, paragraphs 30, 32 and 33 | 8th June 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Schedule 3 | 30th June 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Schedule 5 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/1732 |
| Schedule 6, Part 1 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/1732 |
| Schedule 6, Part 2, paragraphs 4, 6 and 7 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/1732 |
| Schedule 6, Part 3 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/1732 |
| Schedule 6, Part 4 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/1732 |
| Schedule 6, Part 5, paragraphs 12 (partially) and 16 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/1732 |
| Schedule 6, Part 6 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/1732 |
| Schedule 8 (so far as not already in force) | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Schedule 10, Part 2 (so far as not already in force) | 30th June 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Schedule 10, Part 6 (so far as not already in force) | 8th June 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Schedule 10, Part 7 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Schedule 11, Part 1 | 10th April 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Schedule 12 (so far as not already in force) | 15th June 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Schedule 13, Part 3 | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Schedule 13, Part 5 | 1st October 2015 | 2015/1732 |
| Schedule 16, paragraphs 4 and 5 | 1st January 2016 | 2015/1732 |
| Schedule 18 | 1st April 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Schedule 19 | 29th June 2015 | 2015/994 |
| Schedule 20 | 29th June 2015 | 2015/1402 |
| Schedule 21 (partially, so far as not already in force) | 20th April 2015 | 2015/1402 |
| Schedule 21 (so far as not already in force) | 26th May 2015 | 2015/994 |