Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

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

• “academic year” means a period commencing with 1st August and ending with the next 31st July;

• “fair access protocol” means an arrangement made by the authority which aims to ensure that children who have no school place are offered a place at a suitable school as quickly as possible;

• “forum” means an admission forum established in accordance with section 85A and these Regulations, and includes a joint admission forum;

• “local authority report” means a report prepared by a local education authority under section 88P;

• “looked after child” means a child who is looked after by a local authority in accordance with section 22 of the Children Act 1989;^f1

• “preference” means a preference expressed in accordance with arrangements made under section 86(1) or section 86A(1)(c) or (d), as to the school at which education is to be provided for a child;^f2

• “relevant area” in relation to a forum means the area of the local education authority that established the forum or, in the case of a joint forum, the areas of the local education authorities that established the forum;

• “the Admission Arrangements Regulations” means the School Admissions (Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2008^f3; and

• “secretary” means the secretary of a forum appointed under regulation 12.

Save where otherwise appears, any reference in these Regulations to a numbered section or Part is a reference to that section or Part of SSFA 1998.