# The Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004

S.S.I. 2004/239 · made 20 May 2004

These Regulations amend the Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 to uprate the qualifying income levels for the remission of fees and charges and the making of grants under the assisted places scheme.

Made under: Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (Section 75A, Section 75B)

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## Introductory text

EDUCATION
Made 20th May 2004
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 25th May 2004
Coming into force 1st August 2004
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 75A(9) and (10) and 75B of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after having consulted such bodies as appear to the Scottish Ministers to be appropriate and to be representative of participating schools in accordance with section 75A(11) of that Act, hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st August 2004.

## 2 Amendment of the Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2001

The Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 are amended as follows–
(a) in regulation 9(3) and (5) (references to income) for the sum of “£1,500” in the three places where it occurs substitute “£1,541”;
(b) in regulation 13(2) (scales of remission) for the sum of “£11,629” substitute “£11,943”;
(c) in regulation 15(6) (school travel grants for day pupils and amounts thereof) for the sums of “£11,647” and “£11,460” substitute “£11,961” and “£11,769” respectively;
(d) in regulation 16(5) (school travel grants for boarding pupils and amounts thereof) for the sums of “£11,647” and “£11,460” substitute “£11,961” and “£11,769” respectively;
(e) for regulation 17(2) substitute–
“(2) A clothing grant shall be made in the case of an assisted pupil as respects whom the relevant income does not exceed £12,846 and shall be of an amount equal to so much of the clothing expenditure (disregarding expenditure in respect of which a previous grant has been paid) as does not exceed–
(a) £79, where the relevant income is £11,943 or less;
(b) £41, where that income exceeds £11,943 but does not exceed £12,846.”; and
(f) for Schedule 2 substitute–
“SCHEDULE 2
SCALES OF REMISSION
Regulation 13
(1)
(2)
Part of relevant income to which the specified percentage applies
Parental contribution percentage
That part (if any) which exceeds £11,769 but does not exceed £12,797
9%
That part (if any) which exceeds £12,797 but does not exceed £13,842
12%
That part (if any) which exceeds £13,842 but does not exceed £15,913
15%
That part (if any) which exceeds £15,913 but does not exceed £19,108
21%
That part (if any) which exceeds £19,108 but does not exceed £23,272
24%
That part (if any) which exceeds £23,272
33%
”.

## Signature

PETER PEACOCK
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
20th May 2004

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 to uprate the qualifying income levels for the remission of fees and charges and the making of grants under the assisted places scheme.
The deduction made from relevant income for dependent children and relatives has been increased from £1,500 to £1,541 (regulation 2(a)).
The level of income at or below which fees are to be wholly remitted is increased from £11,629 to £11,943 with corresponding increases in the extent of remission where the relevant income exceeds that figure (regulation 2(b) and (f)).
The qualifying income levels for school travel grants and clothing grants are also uprated, with clothing grants being increased by either £2 or £1 (regulation 2(c), (d) and (e)).

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