Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Education (School Inspection) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 1993 (“the Regulations”) by substituting new paragraphs for paragraphs (4) and (5) of regulation 7 of the Regulations. The new paragraphs prescribe respectively the period within which the appropriate authority are to distribute copies of action plans prepared by them following a school inspection and the circumstances in which, and persons to whom, copies of such plans are to be sent. This is in addition to the circumstances and persons specified in paragraph 10(3) and (4) of Schedule 2 to the Education (Schools) Act 1992 and section 210(3) to (5) of the Education Act 1993) (regulation 2(c) and (d)).

Regulation 2 also amends regulation 7(6) of the Regulations by specifying the period within which a local education authority is required to prepare a statement under section 211(2) of the Education Act 1993.

The Regulations also make drafting changes to regulation 7(3) and 8(1)(a)(iv) of the Regulations (regulations 2(a) and (b) and 3).