The Learning and Skills Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments) (Schools) (Wales) Regulations 2001

The Education (Special Educational Needs) (Approval of Independent Schools) Regulations 1994^f1 are amended as follows.

In paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 2 (Provision of information) for the words “the appropriate further education funding council (as defined in section 1(6) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992)” substitute the words “the appropriate council (within the meaning of section 61A of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992^f2)”.

The Local Education Authority (Behaviour Support Plans) Regulations 1998^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 2 omit—

• ““Training and Enterprise Council” means a company limited by guarantee formed for the purpose of entering into, and with whom the Secretary of State has entered into, arrangements under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 for the purpose of assisting persons to select, train for, and obtain or retain employment.”

For regulation 3(2)(m), substitute—

“(m)

the National Council for Education and Training for Wales;”.

The Education (Publication of Local Education Authority Inspection Reports) Regulations 1998^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 2 omit—

• ““Training and Enterprise Council”, in relation to an authority, means every body with whom the Secretary of State has made arrangements under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 for the purpose of assisting persons who reside in the authority’s area to select, train for, obtain or retain employment;”

For regulation 4(d) substitute—

“(d)

the National Council for Education and Training for Wales;”.

The Education (School Inspection) (Wales) Regulations 1998^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 5 (Notification of Inspection)—

In regulation 6 (Meeting with Parents)—

In regulation 8 (Action Plans)—

The Education (School Organisation Plans) (Wales) Regulations 1999^f1 are amended as follows.

In paragraph (1) of regulation 3 (Content and duration of School Organisation Plan)—

In regulation 4 (Publication of Draft Plan) for paragraph (1)(a)(viii) substitute—

“(viii)

the National Council for Education and Training for Wales;”.

The Education (Maintained Special Schools) (Wales) Regulations 1999^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 7 (Other bodies to whom proposals should be sent) for paragraph (2)(a) substitute—

“(a)

the National Council for Education and Training for Wales, if the proposals affect the provision of education to which section 31(1) of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 applies;”.

The Education (School Information) (Wales) Regulations 1999^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 6(9) for the words “a further education funding council” substitute the words “the National Council for Education and Training for Wales”.

Omit paragraph 20 of Schedule 1 (General information to be published by authorities, Part II - special educational provision) and substitute the following—

“20

The authority’s arrangements and policies for persons with learning difficulties who are over compulsory school age but have not attained the age of nineteen years and who attend any institution outside the higher education sector where the National Council for Education and Training for Wales has secured provision under section 31 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000, in respect of transport to and from those institutions.”.