# The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

S.I. 2008/3072 · made 26 November 2008

These Regulations amend the Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2601), as amended. The effect of the amendment is that schools maintained by a local education authority are required to provide additional information to that authority, and non-maintained special schools, city technology colleges, city colleges for the technology of the arts and Academies are required to provide additional information to the Secretary of State. The additional information required to be provided is the pupil’s unique learner number, where known by the school.

Made under: Education Act 1996 (Section 537A, Section 569)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/education-information-about-individual-pupils-england-amendment-regulations-2008/pdf/uksi_20083072_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/education-information-about-individual-pupils-england-amendment-regulations-2008/pdf/uksiem_20083072_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Education, England
Made 26th November 2008
Laid before Parliament 4th December 2008
Coming into force 1st January 2009
The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 537A(1) and 569(4) of the Education Act 1996:

## 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st January 2009.
(2) These Regulations apply only in relation to schools in England.

## 2 Amendment of the Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2006

(1) The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) at the end of the definition of “unauthorised absence”, omit “and”; and
(b) after the definition of “unauthorised absence”, insert—
““unique learner number”, in relation to a registered pupil at a school, means the specific combination of numbers allocated to the pupil by the Learning and Skills Council for England as that pupil’s unique learner number; and”.
(3) In Part 1 of Schedule 1 (all pupils on the school register)—
(a) at the end of sub-paragraph 2(j) omit “and”;
(b) at the end of sub-paragraph 2(k) insert “and”; and
(c) after sub-paragraph 2(k), insert—
“(l) unique learner number, where known.”.

## Signature

Jim Knight
Minister of State
Department for Children, Schools and Families
26th November 2008

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
These Regulations amend the Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2601), as amended. The effect of the amendment is that schools maintained by a local education authority are required to provide additional information to that authority, and non-maintained special schools, city technology colleges, city colleges for the technology of the arts and Academies are required to provide additional information to the Secretary of State. The additional information required to be provided is the pupil’s unique learner number, where known by the school.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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