Paragraph 6
England and Wales
In relation to every pupil referral unit, the F2local authority, the management committee (where applicable) and the teacher in charge shall exercise their functions with a view to securing that the curriculum for the unit satisfies the requirements of F3section 78(1) or 99(1) of the Education Act 2002(1) (balanced and broadly based curriculum).
Regulations may make provision for the determination and organisation of the curriculum in relation to every pupil referral unit, including provision as to making, and keeping up to date, a written statement of the policy in relation to that curriculum for the unit; and such regulations may require—
the local authority, the management committee (where applicable), or the teacher in charge to exercise, or
such of them as may be prescribed to collaborate with each other in exercising,
such functions in relation to the curriculum as may be prescribed.
F4Each local education authority F5in Wales shall F6... make arrangements for the consideration and disposal of any complaint to the effect that the authority, or the teacher in charge of any pupil referral unit in Wales —
have acted or are proposing to act unreasonably with respect to the exercise of any power conferred, or the performance of any duty imposed, on them by F7sub-paragraph (1) or (2) above, or
have failed to discharge any such duty.
F8The F9Welsh Ministers shall not entertain under F10section 496 or 497 (power to prevent unreasonable exercise of functions; general default powers)Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (intervention in local authorities) any complaint in respect of any local education authority F11in Wales if it is a complaint—
for which arrangements are required to be made under sub-paragraph (3) above, or
that a local education authority have failed to exercise their powers to secure compliance by the teacher in charge of a pupil referral unit in Wales with any such duty as is referred to in that sub-paragraph,
unless a complaint in respect of the local education authority or, as the case may be, the teacher in charge of the unit has been made in respect of the same matter and disposed of in accordance with arrangements under that sub-paragraph.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 1 para. 6(1)(2) substituted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1), Sch. 30 para. 184(a)(i) (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1998/2212, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt.I
- F2
Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 7(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 7(4)(5))
- F3
Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(1) substituted (20.1.2003) by The Education Act 2002 (Modification of Provisions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2953), reg. 2(1)
- F4
Sch. 1 para. 6(3) repealed (19.4.2010 for specified purposes, 1.9.2010 for specified purposes) by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), ss. 223(1)(c), 269(4), Sch. 16 Pt. 7; S.I. 2010/303, art. 5, Sch. 4; S.I. 2010/1151, art. 4, Sch. 2
- F5
Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(3) inserted (1.8.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 45(2)(d)(i), 82(3); S.I. 2012/1087, art. 2 (with art. 6)
- F6
Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(3) omitted (30.10.2008) by virtue of The Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2840), arts. 1(1), 5
- F7
Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(3) substituted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1), Sch. 30 para. 184(a)(ii) (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1998/2212, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt.I
- F8
Sch. 1 para. 6(4) repealed (19.4.2010 for specified purposes, 1.9.2010 for specified purposes) by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), ss. 223(1)(c), 269(4), Sch. 16 Pt. 7; S.I. 2010/303, art. 5, Sch. 4; S.I. 2010/1151, art. 4, Sch. 2
- F9
Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(4) substituted (1.8.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 45(2)(d)(ii), 82(3); S.I. 2012/1087, art. 2 (with art. 6)
- F10
Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(4) substituted (20.2.2014) by School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1), s. 100(4), Sch. 5 para. 2(8); S.I. 2014/178, art. 2(f) (with art. 3)
- F11
Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(4) inserted (1.8.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 45(2)(d)(ii), 82(3); S.I. 2012/1087, art. 2 (with art. 6)
Modifications
- C1
Sch. 1 para. 6(1) amended (19.12.2002) by The Education Act 2002 (Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3184), reg. 5(6)
Notes on Schedule 1
Modifications
- C1
Sch. 1: power to amend conferred (1.4.2018) by Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16), ss. 34(6)(c), 70(2); S.I. 2018/346, reg. 4(e)
- C2
Sch. 1: power to amend conferred (1.4.2018) by Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16), ss. 35(4)(c), 70(2); S.I. 2018/346, reg. 4(f)