{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-temporary-exceptions-for-individual-pupils-regulations-1989/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-temporary-exceptions-for-individual-pupils-regulations-1989/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1989/1181",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (National Curriculum) (Temporary Exceptions for Individual Pupils) Regulations 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-temporary-exceptions-for-individual-pupils-regulations-1989",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Information",
  "text": "(1) The head teacher shall –\n(a) keep a copy of the direction at the school with any other records relating to the pupil; and\n(b) send a copy of the direction as soon as possible, and in any event within three days from the date on which it was given, by first-class post to –\n(i) the chairman of the governing body of the school;\n(ii) in the case of a county, voluntary, or maintained special school, and, where the direction is a special direction, in the case of a grant-maintained school, the local education authority; and\n(iii) at least one parent of the pupil as registered at the school, at the address so registered.\n(2) In calculating the period of three days referred to in paragraph (1)(b) above, no account shall be taken of Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays or other days on which the school is closed.\n(3) Where the head teacher has reason to believe that the parent to whom a copy of the direction is to be sent under paragraph (1)(b)(iii) may have difficulty in understanding the direction, he shall take such steps as he considers appropriate, whether by providing a translation of the direction or otherwise, to assist the parent.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "rev.in pt.",
      "affecting": "uksi/1999/2267",
      "affecting_title": "Education (Transition to New Framework) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1999/2267",
      "affecting_title": "Education (Transition to New Framework) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1999"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1181/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:40:53.214264+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}