Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) (England) Order 2008 and comes into force on 17th January 2008.

(2) This Order applies only in relation to England.

Amendment of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Commencement No 1 and Saving Provisions) Order 2006

2.  In article 4 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Commencement No 1 and Saving Provisions) Order 2006(2), for the words after “section 94 of SSFA 1998” to the end substitute “in respect of decisions on admissions communicated before 1st March 2008.”.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Commencement No 1 and Saving Provisions) Order 2006 (“the 2006 Order”). Article 4 of that Order made transitional provision in respect of Codes of Practice on school admission appeals. It provided that the School Admission Appeals Code of Practice (“the current Code”) would remain in force in relation to appeals about school admissions made under section 94 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 before the date appointed by the Secretary of State for the coming into force of a new Code. A new Code will be brought into force on 17th January 2008 and will apply to appeals about decisions on admissions communicated on or after 1st March 2008. The current Code should therefore remain in force in relation to decisions on admissions communicated before 1st March 2008 and the amendment to article 4 of the 2006 Order is made to reflect this.