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The Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

S.I. 2022/1133 · Made 8 November 2022

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This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2021/432 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Children And Young Persons, England

Made 8th November 2022

Laid before Parliament 10th November 2022

Coming into force 1st December 2022

The Secretary of State for Education makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 39(1)(b), 44(1) and 104(2) of the Childcare Act 2006f1 (“the 2006 Act”).

In accordance with section 43(2) of the 2006 Act, the Secretary of State has consulted His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2006 c. 21. Section 44(1) was amended by paragraphs 38 and 41 of Schedule 12 to the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Extent and application
  3. 3Amendment of the Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012
  4. 4Amendment to regulation 3 (specification of the welfare requirements)
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations—

(a)

may be cited as the Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, and

(b)

come into force on 1st December 2022.

2Extent and application

These Regulations—

(a)

extend to England and Wales, and

(b)

apply in relation to England.

3Amendment of the Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012

The Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012f1 are amended in accordance with regulation 4.

4Amendment to regulation 3 (specification of the welfare requirements)

In regulation 3(2A), for “paragraphs 3.16, 3.17, 3.18, 3.52, 3.53, 3.77 and 3.78” substitute “paragraphs 3.16, 3.17, 3.18, 3.53, 3.54, 3.78 and 3.79”.

Signature

Claire Coutinho

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Education

8th November 2022

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of these Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/938) (“the principal Regulations”) to correct a defect.

These Regulations are being issued free of charge to all known recipients of the Early Years Foundation Stage (Miscellaneous Amendments) and Childcare Fees (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/432) (“the amendment Regulations”).

The amendment made by regulation 4 is consequential to an earlier amendment to the principal Regulations which came into force on 1st September 2021 by regulation 4 of the amendment Regulations (which incorporated a document in the principal Regulations by reference).

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary, or public sector is foreseen.

An Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.