2022 No. 905
The Independent School Standards and Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Independent School Standards and Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 5th September 2022.
2
These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Amendments to the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 20142
1
The Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 20143 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
a
in the definition of “the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools”4, for “April 2015” substitute “May 2022”
; and
b
in the definition of “the National Minimum Standards for Residential Special Schools”, for “April 2015” substitute “May 2022”
.
3
In the Schedule—
a
in each of paragraphs 18(2)(f) and 19(2)(e)—
i
for “Standard 14” where it first occurs substitute “Standard 19”
; and
ii
for “Standard 14” where it next occurs substitute “Standard 24”
; and
b
in paragraph 30—
i
for “Standard 5” where it first occurs substitute “Standard 4”
; and
ii
for “Standard 5” where it next occurs substitute “Standard 9”
.
Amendment to Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) Regulations 20153
1
The Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) Regulations 20155 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “National Minimum Standards” for “April 2015” substitute “May 2022”
.
Transitional provisions4
1
Where after the coming into force of these Regulations, the Secretary of State makes a decision specified in the left-hand column of the following table in the circumstances specified in the right-hand column, that decision is to be taken as if the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made.
Specified decision | Specified Circumstances | |
|---|---|---|
Determination under section 162 of the Education Act 2002 6 of an application for approval of a material change. | Where the application was made before the coming into force of these Regulations. | |
Determination under section 99(2) of the Education and Skills Act 2008 of an application for registration. | Where the application was made before the coming into force of these Regulations. | |
A decision to require the submission of an action plan under section 114(3) of the Education and Skills Act 2008 or to take enforcement action under section 116 of that Act. | Where the most recent report made to the Secretary of State under section 109 of that Act in relation to the institution in question—
| |
A decision whether to approve or reject an action plan under section 114(6) of the Education and Skills Act 2008. | Where the Secretary of State served notice requiring submission of the action plan under section 114(5) of that Act before the coming into force of these Regulations. | |
2
Where an inspection of a description specified in the left-hand column of the following table is carried out in the circumstances specified in the right-hand column, that inspection is to be carried out, and the report of that inspection made, as though the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made.
Specified inspection | Specified circumstances |
|---|---|
An inspection carried out under section 162(4) of the Education Act 2002 or section 99(1) of the Education and Skills Act 2008. | Where the application in respect of which the inspection is carried out was made before the coming into force of these Regulations. |
An inspection carried out under section 109 of the Education and Skills Act 2008. | Where inspection of the institution in question began before the coming into force of these Regulations. |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)