# The School Discipline (England) (Coronavirus) (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, Regulation 4: Amendment of the School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (England) Regulations 2012


In regulation 2(1) insert, in the appropriate places—
““coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2);
“relevant exclusion” means an exclusion occurring—
(a) on or after 1st June 2020 but before 25th September 2020; or
(b) before 1st June 2020 but where, in respect of the exclusion, on that date—
(i) in the case of a permanent exclusion—
(aa) there has not been a concluded review of a decision not to reinstate the pupil, and
(bb) the time to apply for a review (in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 1, disregarding sub-paragraph (1A) of that paragraph) has not expired or an application for review has been made;
(ii) in the case of an exclusion for a fixed period, a decision in accordance with regulation 6(2), 15(2) or 24(2) (as the case may be) has not been made;
“remote access” means access to a meeting to enable those who are not all present together at the same place to attend and participate simultaneously by electronic means, including by live audio and live video link;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/543/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-discipline-england-coronavirus-pupil-exclusions-and-reviews-amendment-regulations-2020/regulation-4
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