Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations–

• “the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996;

• “the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

• F1“the 2021 Act” means the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021;

• “governors' report” means the report which the governing body are required to prepare once in every year under section 42(1) of the 1988 Act;

• “last governors' report” means the last governors' report prepared by the governing body or (if no such report has previously been prepared by them under section 42(1) of the 1998 Act) the last governors' report prepared by them pursuant to the requirements included in the articles of government for the school by virtue of section 161 of, or paragraph 7 of Schedule 23 to, the 1996 Act^f1;

• “mainstream school” means a community, foundation or voluntary school;

• “maintained special school” means a community or foundation special school; and

• “statement” means a statement of special educational needs within the meaning of section 324(1) of the 1996 Act.