{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2005/section-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2005/section-12.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/18",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2005",
  "path": "section/12",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Chapter 1",
  "text": "In this Chapter—\n“the Chief Inspector” means Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills;\n“exempt school” has the meaning given in section 5(4B);\n“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;\n“regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Chapter;\n“well-being”, in relation to pupils at a school, is a reference to their well-being having regard to the matters mentioned in section 10(2) of the Children Act 2004 (c. 31).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 12 substituted (1.4.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 157, 188, Sch. 14 para. 103; S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(w)(gg)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 12 inserted (15.11.2011) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 40(6), 82(1)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/18/section/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:15:45.290138+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."
}