(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations revoke and replace the Education (School Attendance Targets) (England) Regulations 1999 (“the 1999 Regulations”). They require school governing bodies to set attendance targets for authorised and unauthorised absences from school, expressed as a percentage of the total possible attendances by pupils.
Regulations 3 and 4 require all governing bodies of maintained schools to set annual targets, and prescribe the dates for the setting and submission of those targets for the next three years.
Regulation 5 requires governing bodies to obtain the agreement of the local education authority, and requires the authority to notify the Secretary of State of targets set by or for schools in its area.
Regulation 6 permits modification of targets only with the agreement of the local education authority.
Regulation 7 revokes the 1999 Regulations.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.