# The School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, Regulation 4: Amendment to regulation 2 of the 2012 Regulations: interpretation


(1) Regulation 2 (interpretation) of the 2012 Regulations is amended as follows.
(2) After the definition of “SEN expert”, insert—
““social worker” means a registered social worker within the meaning of regulations 2(5) and (6) of the Social Workers Regulations 2018 and a reference to a social worker in these Regulations is a reference to any social worker who is assigned to the pupil who is excluded from a maintained school, pupil referral unit or an Academy;”.
(3) At the end of the definition of “unit”, omit “and”.
(4) After the definition of “unit”, insert—
““virtual school head” means a person appointed under section 22(3B) (general duty of local authority in relation to children looked after by them) of the Children Act 1989 and a reference to a virtual school head in these Regulations is to any virtual school head who has responsibility for the pupil who is excluded from a maintained school, pupil referral unit or an Academy; and”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/788/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-discipline-pupil-exclusions-and-reviews-england-amendment-regulations-2022/regulation-4
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