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The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (Wales) Regulations 2007

W.S.I. 2007/1069 · Made 27 March 2007

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EDUCATION, WALES

Made 27 March 2007

Coming into force 23 April 2007

In the exercise of its powers under section 569(4) and (5) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Education Act 1996f1, the National Assembly for Wales hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1996 c. 56. The powers were conferred upon the Secretary of State: see the definition of “regulations” in section 579 of the 1996 Act. By virtue of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), the powers are exercisable by the Assembly in relation to Wales.

Contents

  1. 1Title, commencement, application and interpretation
  2. 2Revocation
  3. 3Application and modification of enactments
  4. 4Disapplication of enactments
  5. Signature
  6. Schedule 1: ENACTMENTS APPLYING (WITH OR WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS) IN RELATION TO UNITS
  7. Part 1: Primary Legislation
  8. 1Education Act 1996
  9. 2Education Act 1996
  10. 3Education Act 1996
  11. 4School Standards and Framework Act 1998
  12. 5School Standards and Framework Act 1998
  13. 6School Standards and Framework Act 1998
  14. 7Education Act 2002
  15. 8Education Act 2002
  16. 9Education Act 2002
  17. 10Education Act 2002
  18. 11Education Act 2005
  19. Part 2: Subordinate Legislation
  20. 12The Local Education Authority (Payment of School Expenses) Regulations 1999
  21. 13The Education (School Inspection) (Wales) Regulations 2006
  22. 14The Staffing of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2006
  23. 15The Staffing of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2006
  24. Schedule 2: ENACTMENTS DISAPPLIED IN RELATION TO UNITS
  25. Primary Legislation
  26. 1School Standards and Framework Act 1998
  27. Subordinate Legislation
  28. 2Education (School Day and School Year) (Wales) Regulations 2003
  29. Explanatory note

1Title, commencement, application and interpretation

(1)

The title of these Regulations is the Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (Wales) Regulations 2007 and they come into force on 23 April 2007.

(2)

These Regulations apply in relation to units in Wales.

(3)

In these Regulations “units” means pupil referral units.

2Revocation

The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) Regulations 1994f1 and the Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (Amendment) Regulations 1996f2 are revoked.

3Application and modification of enactments

The enactments mentioned in Schedule 1 to these Regulations apply in relation to units with the modifications prescribed in that Schedule.

4Disapplication of enactments

The enactments mentioned in Schedule 2 to these Regulations do not apply in relation to units.

Signature

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998f1

D. Elis-Thomas

The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

27 March 2007

1Education Act 1996

Section 404 of the Education Act 1996f1 applies in relation to the teacher in charge of a unit as it applies in relation to the governing body of a maintained school, but only in relation to pupils who are provided with secondary education at the unit.

2Education Act 1996

Section 405 of that Act applies in relation to units as it applies in relation to maintained schools with the modification that the words “, except so far as such education is comprised in the National Curriculum,” are omitted.

3Education Act 1996

Section 559 of that Actf1 applies in relation to a child who is a registered pupil at a unit as it applies in relation to a child who is a registered pupil at a community, foundation, voluntary or special school.

4School Standards and Framework Act 1998

(1)

Section 19 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998f1 applies in relation to units as it applies in relation to maintained schools in Wales with the following modifications.

(2)

Subsection (1) applies if at any time the circumstances set out in section 15(6) of that Act apply in relation to a unit.

(3)

In subsection (2) the reference to the governing body in paragraph (a) is omitted, and paragraphs (b) and (c) are omitted.

(4)

In subsection (3) the reference to the governing body is omitted.

5School Standards and Framework Act 1998

Section 61 of that Act applies in relation to units as it applies in relation to maintained schools in Wales (within the meaning of Part II of that Act) with the modification that for references to the governing body there are substituted references to the management committee of the unit or, in the case of a unit not having a management committee, the local education authority.

6School Standards and Framework Act 1998

Subsections (1), (2) and (4) of section 62 of that Act apply in relation to units as they apply in relation to maintained schools (within the meaning of Part II of that Act) with the modifications that—

(a)

the reference in subsection (2)(b) to the governing body is a reference to the teacher in charge of the unit, and

(b)

the reference in subsection (4) to the governing body is omitted.

7Education Act 2002

Section 29(3) of the Education Act 2002f1 applies in relation to units as it applies in relation to maintained schools (within the meaning of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of that Act).

8Education Act 2002

Section 30(4) of that Act applies in relation to units as it applies in relation to maintained schools (within the meaning of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of that Act) with the modification that the words “the governing body or (as the case may be)” and “the governing body or” are omitted.

9Education Act 2002

Section 32 of that Act applies in relation to units as it applies in relation to schools mentioned in section 32(1) with the modification that in section 32(1)(b), in the case of a unit having a management committee, the local education authority together with the management committee shall determine the times of the school sessions.

10Education Act 2002

Section 101(1)(d) of that Act applies in relation to units as it applies in relation to special schools.

11Education Act 2005

(1)

Part 1 of the Education Act 2005f1 applies in relation to units as if they were maintained schools to which section 28 of that Act applies with the following modifications.

(2)

Chapters 1 and 2, sections 36(3)(c), 39(9), 40, 48, 49 and 50 and paragraph 3(5)(c) of Schedule 4 are omitted.

(3)

For section 38(3)(c), there is substituted “the local education authority”.

(4)

For section 39(3)(b), there is substituted the “teacher in charge of the unit”.

(5)

In section 43 and in Schedule 4, in relation to a unit, “appropriate authority” means the local education authority.

12The Local Education Authority (Payment of School Expenses) Regulations 1999

Regulation 2 of the Local Education Authority (Payment of School Expenses) Regulations 1999f1 applies in relation to a pupil attending a unit as it applies in relation to a child attending a community, foundation, voluntary or special school.

13The Education (School Inspection) (Wales) Regulations 2006

(1)

Parts 1 and 2 of the Education (School Inspection) (Wales) Regulations 2006f1 apply in relation to units as if they were maintained schools to which section 28 of the Education Act 2005 applies, with the following modifications.

(2)

For the definition of “appropriate authority” in regulation 4(1), there is substituted “the local education authority”.

(3)

In regulation 7(1), sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) are omitted.

(4)

Regulation 7(1)(f) applies to units as it applies to secondary schools.

14The Staffing of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2006

(1)

Part 1 of the Staffing of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2006f1 applies in relation to units as it applies in relation to schools referred to in regulation 3 with the following modifications.

(2)

The duty under regulation 4(1) is a duty of the local education authority.

(3)

In regulation 5—

(a)

in paragraph (1), “15, 26 and 27” are omitted;

(b)

in paragraph (2), sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) are omitted; and

(c)

paragraph (3) is omitted.

(4)

Regulation 6 is omitted.

(5)

In regulation 7, paragraphs (4)(a) and 5 are omitted.

15The Staffing of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2006

(1)

Part 2 of those Regulations applies in relation to units as it applies in relation to schools referred to in regulation 9 with the following modifications.

(2)

For regulation 10, there is substituted—

“(a)

The local education authority must ensure that whenever there is a vacancy in the post of teacher in charge of the unit a person is appointed as acting teacher in charge in order to carry out the functions of the teacher in charge under any enactment.

(b)

In determining whether a person is suitable for appointment as a teacher in charge, or an acting teacher in charge, of a unit, the local education authority must have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the National Assembly.”.

(3)

Regulation 11 is omitted.

(4)

For regulation 12, there is substituted—

“(a)

In appointing a person to a post, or engaging a person otherwise to work, at a unit, the local education authority must have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the National Assembly.

(b)

This regulation applies in relation to support staff posts and the work of support staff as it applies in relation to teaching posts and the work of teachers”.

(5)

Regulation 13 is omitted.

(6)

For regulation 14, there is substituted—

  • “In so far as it is reasonably practicable to do so, the local education authority must seek the advice of the teacher in charge of the unit, and must consider any advice given, before making any appointment or entering into any engagement under regulation 12.”.

(7)

Regulations 15 and 17 to 19 are omitted.

(8)

For regulation 16, there is substituted—

“(1)

Both the local education authority and the teacher in charge of a unit have power to suspend any person employed, or engaged otherwise than under a contract of employment, to work at the school where, in the opinion of the authority or (as the case may be) the teacher in charge, suspension is required.

(2)

A person who exercises the power to suspend must immediately inform the other person with the power to suspend under paragraph (1).

(3)

A suspension under this regulation may be ended only by the local education authority and, when a suspension is ended, the authority must immediately inform the head teacher.

(4)

In this regulation “suspend” means suspend without loss of emoluments.”.

1School Standards and Framework Act 1998

Sections 86f1 and 94f2 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 do not apply in relation to units.

2Education (School Day and School Year) (Wales) Regulations 2003

The Education (School Day and School Year) (Wales) Regulations 2003f1 do not apply in relation to units.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Section 19 of the Education Act 1996 (“the Act”) requires local education authorities to make arrangements for the provision of suitable education at school or otherwise than at school for those children of compulsory school age who, by reason of illness, exclusion from school or otherwise, may not for any period receive suitable education unless such arrangements are made for them. Any school established and maintained by a local education authority which is specially organised to provide education for such children is known as a pupil referral unit.

Schedule 1 to the Act provides for regulations to apply enactments to pupil referral units.

These Regulations apply various education enactments to pupil referral units in Wales. They take account of education legislation enacted since regulations were last made applying enactments to pupil referral units in Wales. Those earlier regulations are revoked by regulation 2 of these Regulations.