Part 3Maintained schools

Chapter 3Admissions, exclusions and attendance

Attendance targets

I1I253 Attendance targets

1

Section 63 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (power to make regulations for targets relating to unauthorised absences) is amended as follows.

2

In subsections (1) and (3), the word “unauthorised” is omitted.

3

After subsection (3) there is inserted—

3A

Provision made by regulations under this section may relate to—

a

absences which are authorised pursuant to regulations under section 434 of the Education Act 1996, or

b

absences which are not so authorised, or

c

both.

4

In subsection (4), the definition of “unauthorised absence” is omitted.