Explanatory note

impose an additional requirement on the governing body of every maintained primary or middle deemed secondary school to provide to the Secretary of State, in relation to each registered pupil, the date of registration at the school, pursuant to regulation 7 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Principal Regulations (regulation 4); and

impose an additional requirement on the governing body of every maintained school and the proprietor of every non-maintained special school or independent school to provide to the Secretary of State, in relation to each registered pupil aged 15, the date of registration at the school and information concerning their achievements in external qualifications approved under section 98 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000, pursuant to regulation 8 of, and Part 1 of Schedule 3 to, the Principal Regulations (regulation 5).