Regulation 2

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Education Act 1997;

• “action plan” means the written statement referred to in section 39(2) of the Act;

• “appropriate diocesan authority” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a local education authority in England—

     1. (i)

        the Diocesan Board of Education for every diocese of the Church of England, and

     2. (ii)

        the bishop of every diocese of the Roman Catholic Church,

     the area of which includes the whole or part of the authority’s area; and

  2. (b)

     in relation to a local education authority in Wales—

     1. (i)

        the Diocesan Board of Finance or other person designated by the Secretary of State under section 311(1) of the Education Act 1996^f1 (as the case may be) for every diocese of the Church of Wales, and

     2. (ii)

        the bishop of every diocese of the Roman Catholic Church,

     the area of which includes the whole or part of the authority’s area;

• “authority” means a local education authority;

• “area” means the area served by an authority;

• “the Audit Commission” means the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales;

• “careers service organisation” means a person (other than a local authority) which provides services in pursuance of arrangements made under section 10(1) of the Employment and Training Act 1973^f2;

• “inspection report” means a report of an inspection under section 38 of the Act;

• “institutions within the further education sector” has the meaning ascribed by section 91 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992^f3;

• “local radio station” means a person providing a sound broadcasting service for a particular area or locality in the United Kingdom;

• “Training and Enterprise Council”, in relation to an authority, means every body with whom the Secretary of State has made arrangements under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973^f4 for the purpose of assisting persons who reside in the authority’s area to select, train for, obtain or retain employment;

• “working day” means any day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, a Bank Holiday or part of a holiday longer than a week taken by the majority of schools maintained by the authority.