Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Education (Appeal Committee Procedures) (Scotland) Regulations 1982 (“the 1982 Regulations”).

Regulation 2(2) amends regulation 2 (interpretation) of the 1982 Regulations, inserting new definitions of “hearing” and “remote facilities”. Regulation 2(3) inserts a new section 7A which makes provision for the form of a hearing. A hearing may be held in person, wholly remotely or partly in person and partly remotely. Where a hearing is to be held wholly remotely, all parties must agree to the hearing being held remotely. Where a hearing is held partly in person and partly remotely (which will be of most relevance to hearings that are combined under regulation 9 of the 1982 Regulations), where an appellant wishes to attend the hearing in person they must be allowed to do so and the members of the appeal committee must attend the hearing in person.