# The Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003

S.I. 2003/1705 · made 7 July 2003

These Regulations further amend the Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1997 (“the 1997 Regulations”) in respect of the school year beginning on or after 1st September 2003. The reductions to be made in relevant income in respect of dependent relatives pursuant to regulation 10(4) and (6) of the 1997 Regulations are increased from £1,465 to £1,500.

Made under: Education (Schools) Act 1997 (Section 3)

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## Introductory text

EDUCATION, ENGLAND
Made 7th July 2003
Laid before Parliament 14th July 2003
Coming into force 1st September 2003
In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 3(1), (2), (4), (5) and (9) of the Education (Schools) Act 1997, and after consulting, in accordance with section 3(7) of that Act, such bodies as appear to him to be appropriate and representative of schools which provide assisted places under section 2(1) of that Act, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st September 2003.
(2) These Regulations shall apply in relation to a school year beginning on or after that date.

## 2 Amendment of the Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1997

(1) The Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1997 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 10(4) and (6), substitute “£1,500” for “£1,465” in each place where it appears.
(3) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2, substitute “£11,626” for “£11,368”.
(4) For the table following paragraph 2(1) of that Schedule substitute the following table—
Table
(1) Part of relevant income to which specified percentage applies
(2) Only assisted pupil (%)
(3) Each of two assisted pupils (%)
Each of three assisted pupils (%)
That part (if any) which exceeds £11,460 but does not exceed £12,461
9
6.75
5.25
That part (if any) which exceeds £12,461 but does not exceed £13,478
12
9
7
That part (if any) which exceeds £13,478 but does not exceed £15,495
15
11.25
8.75
That part (if any) which exceeds £15,495 but does not exceed £18,606
21
15.75
12.25
That part (if any) which exceeds £18,606 but does not exceed £22,660
24
18
14
That part (if any) which exceeds £22,660
33
24.75
19.25

## Signature

David Miliband
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Skills
7th July 2003

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1997 (“the 1997 Regulations”) in respect of the school year beginning on or after 1st September 2003. The reductions to be made in relevant income in respect of dependent relatives pursuant to regulation 10(4) and (6) of the 1997 Regulations are increased from £1,465 to £1,500.
These Regulations amend the means test for the remission of fees: the level of income at or below which fees are to be wholly remitted is set at £11,626 instead of £11,368, with corresponding increases in the extent of remission where relevant income exceeds that sum.

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