Regulation 4 Duty to set school attendance targets

(1)

The governing body shall set a target and shall submit it to the local education authority–

(a)

by 1^st April 2005 for the school year commencing later in that year;

(b)

by 31^st December 2005 for the school year commencing in 2006; and

(c)

by 31^st December 2006 for the school year commencing in 2007.

(2)

The annual target shall be the total absences expected in the school year, expressed as a percentage of the total possible attendances by pupils at the school.