{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1997/section-45A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1997/section-45A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1997/44",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1997",
  "path": "section/45A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "45A",
  "heading": "Guidance as to discharge of duties : schools in England",
  "text": "(1) The persons responsible for discharging a relevant duty in relation to a school in England falling within section 42A(2) must, in discharging the duty, have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.\n(2) A “relevant duty” means a duty under section 42A(1) or (4) or 42B .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 45A inserted (1.9.2009) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), ss. 81(4), 173(4); S.I. 2009/1513, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 45A(1) substituted (1.9.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 29(6)(a), 82(3); S.I. 2012/1087, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 45A(2) substituted (2.1.2018) by Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (c. 19), ss. 2(4), 47(2); S.I. 2017/1055, reg. 3(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 45A heading inserted (1.9.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 29(6)(c), 82(3); S.I. 2012/1087, art. 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/44/section/45A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:24:56.828684+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}