The Schools (Safety and Supervision of Pupils) (Scotland) Regulations 1990

• Citation: S.I. 1990/295
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Schools (Safety and Supervision of Pupils) (Scotland) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 1st April 1990.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them–

“adult” means a person who has attained the age of 18 years;

“break time” means any break taken between classes at a school in the course of a day on which the school is open for the purpose of providing school education;

“playground” means, in relation to a school, the outdoor area provided by the education authority for recreation or play at break times by pupils in attendance at that school.

Section 3 Safety and supervision of pupils

Without prejudice to any duties of education authorities arising under statute or any rule of law, every education authority–

(a) shall take reasonable care for the safety of pupils when under their charge; and

(b) without prejudice to the generality of the duty under paragraph (a) above, and the provision of such supervision of pupils as is required to comply with that duty in any circumstances, shall secure that at each school under their management which is–

(i) a primary school at which 50 or more pupils are in attendance; or

(ii) a special school,

pupils are supervised by at least one adult when in a playground during any break time.

Section 4 The number of pupils in attendance at a school

For the purposes of these Regulations the number of pupils in attendance at a school shall be the number who were in such attendance at the last 31st August.