Welsh Statutory Instruments

2024 No. 28 (W. 11)

Education, Wales

The Independent Schools (Prohibition on Participation in Management) (Wales) Regulations 2024

Made

11 January 2024

Laid before Senedd Cymru

15 January 2024

Coming into force

14 February 2024

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 167A, 167B(2) and 210(7) of the Education Act 2002(1) and sections 171(1) and (2) and 181(2) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006(2).

(1)

2002 c. 32. Sections 167A and 167B were inserted into the Education Act 2002 by section 169 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006. Section 167A was amended by paragraphs 13, 22(a) and (b) of Schedule 1(1) and by Schedule 2 to the Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25). Section 167B was amended by paragraphs 192 and 196 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833). Section 210(7) was amended by section 21(3) of the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 (nawm 2). There are other amending instruments but none is relevant to these regulations. For the meaning of “appropriate authority” see Section 167A(6)(b). For the meaning of “registration authority” see Section 171. For the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 212(1). The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

(2)

2006 c. 40. Section 171 was amended by article 13(1) and (2)(f) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006) and paragraphs 37 and 40(2) of Schedule 1 to the Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25). Section 181(2) was amended by section 23(3) of the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 (nawm 2).