Regulation 10 Targets for attendance

(1)

The statement of proposals contained in the second plan shall specify the targets referred to in paragraph (2).

(2)

The targets referred to in paragraph (1) are the overall absence rate in each of the school years beginning in 2002 and 2003 respectively, in—

(a)

maintained schools (other than special schools and any school situated in a hospital) in the authority’s area which are primary schools or middle schools deemed to be primary schools in accordance with regulation 3 of the 1980 Regulations;

(b)

maintained schools (other than special schools and any school situated in a hospital) in the authority’s area which are secondary schools or middle schools deemed to be secondary schools in accordance with regulation 4 of the 1980 Regulations; and

(c)

maintained schools (other than any school situated in a hospital) in the authority’s area which are special schools.