The Education (Admission Appeals Arrangements) (Wales) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

6.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) at the appropriate places insert—

““the admission authority” (“yr awdurdod derbyn”) has the same meaning as in section 88(1)(a) and (b);”;

““admission decision” (“penderfyniad derbyn”) means a decision referred to in section 94(1) to (2A) refusing a child admission to a school or entrance to a sixth form or as to the school at which education is to be provided for a child;”;

““coronavirus” (“coronafeirws”) means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2);”;

““coronavirus exception” (“eithriad y coronafeirws”) is a condition which applies where, for a reason related to the incidence or transmission of coronavirus—

(a) it is not reasonably practicable for a local authority or a governing body of a foundation or voluntary aided school to comply with the requirements of paragraph 1(1) and (2) or 2(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 (as the case may be), (“the constitution reason”), or

(b) it is not reasonably practicable for an appeal panel to comply with the requirement in paragraph 1(6) of Schedule 2, or paragraphs 4.13, 4.14 or 7.5 of the School Admissions Appeals Code for appellants or representatives of local authorities or governing bodies to be allowed to appear in person (“the appeal in person reason”);”;

““remote access” (“mynediad o bell”) means access to an appeal hearing to enable those who are not all present together at the same place to attend or participate simultaneously in the hearing by electronic means, including by live audio link and live video link;”;

““the School Admission Appeals Code” (“y Cod Apelau Derbyn i Ysgolion”) means the School Admission Appeals Code which is the code issued under section 84 relating to admission appeals;”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 6 in force at 4.5.2020, see reg. 1(1)