Explanatory note

These Regulations consolidate with amendments the Regulations which empower local education authorities to make payments for the purpose of enabling pupils to take advantage of educational facilities without hardship.

The principal amendments are:—

(a) children attending direct grant schools and in respect of whom no grants are payable under Regulation 4 of the Direct Grant Schools Regulations 1959 are placed in the same category as children attending other non-maintained schools;

(b) payments in respect of children in this category are to be made in accordance with arrangements approved by the Secretary of State.