# The School Attendance (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2024, Regulation 12: Examination of and extracts from registers

Extent: E+W

(1) A relevant office-holder may examine and take extracts from the admission register and the attendance register of a school for the purposes of their functions under the Education Acts.
(2) The proprietor of a school must ensure that the admission register and the attendance register are available for examination during school hours by any relevant office-holder.
(3) The proprietor of a school must ensure that a relevant office-holder is permitted to take extracts from the admission register and attendance register.
(4) In this regulation—
(a) any reference to an admission register or attendance register includes any back-up copy made in accordance with regulation 5(3);
(b) “relevant office-holder” means—
(i) the Secretary of State;
(ii) His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills;
(iii) an officer of the local authority who is authorised for the purpose.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/208/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-attendance-pupil-registration-england-regulations-2024/regulation-12
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.