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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-independent-school-standards-england-regulations-2003/schedule/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1910",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-independent-school-standards-england-regulations-2003",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Welfare, health and safety of pupils",
  "text": "(1) The welfare, health and safety of pupils at the school meets the standard if the requirements in sub-paragraphs (2) to (9) are met.\n(2) The school shall draw up and implement effectively a written policy to—\n(a) prevent bullying, which has regard to DfES Guidance “Bullying: don't suffer in silence”;\n(b) safeguard and promote the welfare of children who are pupils at the school, which complies with DfES Circular 10/95 “Protecting Children from Abuse: the Role of the Education Service”;\n(c) safeguard and promote the health and safety of pupils on activities outside the school, which has regard to DfES Guidance “Health and Safety of Pupils on Educational Visits”; and\n(d) promote good behaviour amongst pupils and set out the sanctions to be adopted in the event of pupil misbehaviour.\n(3) Where a school provides accommodation, it shall have regard to the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools or where applicable the National Minimum Standards for Residential Special Schools.\n(4) The school shall have regard to the DfES guidance “Health and Safety: Responsibilities and Powers”.\n(5) The school shall have a satisfactory level of fire safety, identified by—\n(a) the school’s risk assessment under regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 insofar as it relates to obligations under Part II of the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997; and\n(b) any report from the fire authority.\n(6) The school shall have and implement a satisfactory policy on First Aid.\n(7) School staff shall be deployed to ensure the proper supervision of pupils.\n(8) The school shall keep a record of the sanctions imposed upon pupils for serious disciplinary offences.\n(9) The school shall maintain an admission and attendance register in accordance with the Education (Pupil Registration) Regulations 1995.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "DfES publication number 0064/2000"
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "HSPV2"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "ISBN 0113225415 available at www.doh.gov.uk/ncsc"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "ISBN 011322544X available at www.doh.gov.uk/ncsc"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "DfES publication number 0803/2001"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "S.I 1999/3242"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "S.I. 1997/1840; amended by S.I. 1999/1877"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "S.I. 1995/2089; amended by S.I. 1997/2624, S.I. 2001/2802 and S.I. 2002/3178"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2004/3168",
      "affecting_title": "The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments) (England) Order 2004"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2009/1924",
      "affecting_title": "The Education (Miscellaneous Amendments relating to Safeguarding Children) (England) Regulations 2009"
    },
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      "affecting": "uksi/2009/1924",
      "affecting_title": "The Education (Miscellaneous Amendments relating to Safeguarding Children) (England) Regulations 2009"
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      "affecting": "uksi/2009/1924",
      "affecting_title": "The Education (Miscellaneous Amendments relating to Safeguarding Children) (England) Regulations 2009"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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