# The Education (School Curriculum and Related Information) Regulations 1989, Regulation 5: Public access to documents and information


(1) Each education authority shall furnish the governing body and the head teacher of every county, voluntary and special school maintained by them (other than a special school established in a hospital) with an up to date copy of any written statement made by them under section 17 of the 1986 Act (statement of policy in relation to the secular curriculum).
(2) The governing body of every county, controlled and maintained special school (other than a special school established in a hospital) shall furnish the head teacher and the education authority with an up to date copy of any written statement made by them pursuant to provision made under section 18(1) of the 1986 Act (statement of conclusions as to the aims of the secular curriculum for the school and how (if at all) the education authority’s policy should be modified).
(3) The governing body of every aided school shall, where they have made any written statement of their policy as to the secular curriculum for the school, furnish a copy of it to the head teacher and to the education authority.
(4) The governing body of every grant-maintained school shall, where they have made any written statement of their policy as to the secular curriculum for the school, furnish a copy of it to the head teacher and the Secretary of State.
(5) Every head teacher to whom any copy of a statement is furnished under this regulation shall make it available, at all reasonable times, to persons wishing to inspect it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/954/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-curriculum-and-related-information-regulations-1989/regulation-5
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

