# The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2010 W.S.I. 2010/2431 · made 4 October 2010 · revised to 1 September 2026 These Regulations are made as a consequence of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (“the 2009 Act”). Part 7 of the 2009 Act establishes the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation and sets out its objectives and general duties. Part 8 of the 2009 Act makes provision for the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, established under section 21 of the Education Act 1997, to continue in existence but is to be known instead as the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency and amends its objectives and general duties. Made under: Education Act 1996 (Section 29, Section 342, Section 347, Section 408, Section 537, Section 537A, Section 537B, Section 563, Section 569); School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Section 92, Section 138); Education Act 2002 (Section 30, Section 116A, Section 116D, Section 210) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009-consequential-amendments-wales-regulations-2010/pdf/wsi_20102431_mi.pdf ## Introductory text EDUCATION, WALES Made 4 October 2010 Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 6 October 2010 Coming into force 1 November 2010 The Welsh Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 29(3), 342(4), 347(2), 408, 537, 537A, 537B, 563 and 569 of the Education Act 1996, and sections 92 and 138(7) and (8) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, and sections 30, 116A(5), 116D(2) and 210 of the Education Act 2002, and after consulting those persons with whom consultation appeared to them to be desirable, make the following Regulations: ## 1 Title, commencement and application (1) The title of these Regulations is the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2010 and they come into force on 1 November 2010. (2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales. ## 2 Amendment of the Education (Special Educational Needs) (Approval of Independent Schools) Regulations 1994 The Education (Special Educational Needs) (Approval of Independent Schools) Regulations 1994 are amended as follows— (a) in regulation 2(1) insert after the definition of “approval”— ““approved relevant qualification” is a relevant qualification within the meaning of section 30(5) of the Education Act 1997;”; and (b) in paragraph 12(2)(c)(vi) and paragraph 12(2)(c)(vii) of Schedule 2, for “external” substitute “approved relevant”. ## 3 Amendment of the Education (Special Schools) Regulations 1994 The Education (Special Schools) Regulations 1994 are amended as follows— (a) in regulation 2(1) insert after the definition of “the 1993 Act”— ““approved relevant qualification” is a relevant qualification within the meaning of section 30(5) of the Education Act 1997;”; (b) in paragraph 5 of Part 3 of the Schedule, for sub-paragraph (2)(a) substitute— “(a) a list of the approved relevant qualifications for which courses of study are provided for pupils of compulsory school age at the school;”; and (c) in paragraph 5(2)(c) of Part 3 of the Schedule, for “external” substitute “approved relevant”. ## 4 Amendment of the Education (School Information) (Wales) Regulations 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Amendment of the School Governors' Annual Reports (Wales) Regulations 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Amendment of the Education (School Performance Information) (Wales) Regulations 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Amendment of the Education (Pupil Information) (Wales) Regulations 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Amendment of the Education (Local Curriculum for Pupils in Key Stage 4) (Wales) Regulations 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Amendment of the Education (Information About Children in Alternative Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2009 The Education (Information About Children in Alternative Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2009, are amended as follows— (a) for the definition of “approved external qualification” in regulation 2 substitute— ““approved relevant qualification” (“cymhwyster perthnasol a gymeradwywyd”) is a relevant qualification within the meaning of section 30(5) of the Education Act 1997;”; and (b) in paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 for “approved external qualification” substitute “approved relevant qualification”. ## Signature Leighton Andrews Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning, one of the Welsh Ministers 4 October 2010 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations are made as a consequence of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (“the 2009 Act”). Part 7 of the 2009 Act establishes the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation and sets out its objectives and general duties. Part 8 of the 2009 Act makes provision for the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, established under section 21 of the Education Act 1997, to continue in existence but is to be known instead as the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency and amends its objectives and general duties. These Regulations make amendments to secondary legislation, in consequence of the coming into force of Part 7 of the 2009 Act, and the consequent amendment to section 30 of the Education Act 1997 by the 2009 Act (Welsh Ministers functions in relation to external vocational and academic qualifications). --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2010/2431 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009-consequential-amendments-wales-regulations-2010 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.