Regulation 2 Amendment of The Education (Infant Class Sizes) (England) Regulations 1998

The Education (Infant Class Sizes) (England) Regulations 1998^f1 are amended as follows.

(1)

After paragraph 2 of the Schedule insert—

“2A.

This paragraph applies at any time during the admission school year to any child who is looked after by a local authority (within the meaning of section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989^f2) and is admitted to the school outside the normal admission round.”

(2)

In paragraph 5 of the Schedule—

(a)

at the start of sub-paragraph (1) insert “Subject to sub-paragraph (3),”; and

(b)

after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

“(3)
A child shall not be an excepted child under this paragraph unless the LEA has confirmed in writing that it is satisfied the child fulfils the criteria listed in sub-paragraph (1)(a).”

(3)

In paragraph 8 of the Schedule for “3” substitute “2A”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: SI 1998/1973.
f2: 1989 c.41.