Regulation 2 Payment of expenses

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 2 applied by Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) 2007 Sch. 1 para. 12
reg. 2 applied by Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) 2007 reg. 3 Sch. 1 para. 24
reg 2 appl (E) by Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) 2005 reg 3, Sch 1, Pt 2, para 12

(1)

This regulation prescribes the circumstances in which a local education authority may, pursuant to section 518(1)(a) of the Education Act 1996, for the purpose of enabling a child attending a community, foundation, voluntary or special school to take advantage of any educational facilities available to him, pay such expenses as may be necessary to enable him to take part in any school activity.

(2)

A local education authority may make such a payment where they are satisfied that it should be made in order to prevent or relieve financial hardship.

(3)

However any payment as mentioned in paragraph (1) must be related to the means of the child’s parents.

(4)

In this regulation, “child” means a person who is not over compulsory school age.