Welsh Statutory Instruments
EDUCATION, WALES
Made
15th March 2001
Coming into force
1st September 2001
In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 537(1) and (4) and 569(4) and (5) of the Education Act 1996(1) and now vested in the National Assembly for Wales(2), the National Assembly for Wales, after consulting those persons with whom consultation appeared to it to be desirable, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (School Information) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st September 2001.
(2) These Regulations apply only in Wales.
2.—(1) The Education (School Information) (Wales) Regulations 1999(3) are amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph 14 of Schedule 3 to those Regulations insert—
“14A. Particulars of any special arrangements for the admission of disabled pupils to the school and for enabling such pupils to have access to any part of the school premises, together with particulars of any steps which have been taken to prevent disabled pupils from being treated less favourably than pupils who are not disabled.
14B. Particulars of any policies adopted by the governing body of the school with respect to equal opportunities.
14C. A description in general terms of the arrangements made for the security of the pupils and staff at the school and the school premises.
14D. A summary of the provisions contained in the home-school agreement adopted by the governing body of the school under section 110(1) of the 1998 Act.”.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(4).
Dafydd Elis Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
15th March 2001
(This note does not form part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Education (School Information) (Wales) Regulations 1999 which provide for (amongst other things) the information which must be included in the school prospectus. Four additional items relating to arrangements for disabled pupils, equal opportunities' policies, school security and the home-school agreement adopted by the school are now to be included in the school prospectus - see Regulation 2.
1996 c. 56. Section 537(4) is amended by paragraph 37 of Schedule 7 to the Education Act 1997 and section 537(1) by paragraph 152 of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. For the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 579(1) of the 1996 Act.
See the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).
S.I. 1999/1812.