# The Education (School Premises) Regulations 1996, Regulation 5: Medical accommodation


(1) In every school there shall be accommodation for the medical or dental examination and treatment of pupils by doctors, dentists or nurses and for the care of pupils during school hours.
(2) The accommodation provided in pursuance of this regulation shall contain a washbasin and be reasonably near a water closet.
(3) Account shall be taken for the purposes of this regulation of accommodation (not being teaching accommodation) provided otherwise than for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (1) but which is both appropriate and readily available for those purposes, in particular, in the case of a boarding school, of sick room accommodation provided in pursuance of regulation 12.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/360/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-premises-regulations-1996/regulation-5
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