The School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) (No. 2) Regulations 2023

• Citation: S.I. 2023/882
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) (No. 2) Regulations 2023.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 31st August 2023.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

(4) These Regulations apply in relation to exclusions of pupils from maintained schools, pupil referral units and Academies in England.

(5) In paragraph (4), “ Academies ” means Academy schools or alternative provision Academies.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

“ the 2012 Regulations ” means the School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (England) Regulations 2012 ;

“ the principal amending Regulations ” means the School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 .

Section 3 Amendment of the principal amending Regulations

The principal amending Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 8.

Section 4 Amendment of the regulation 1 of the principal amending Regulations

In regulation 1 (introductory provisions), in paragraph (3), in the second place the words occur, omit “relation to”.

Section 5 Amendment of regulation 9 of the principal amending Regulations

In regulation 9(4)—

(a) in the new paragraph (3D) that is inserted into regulation 15 of the 2012 Regulations, in the words after sub-paragraph (b), for “governing body are” substitute “management committee is” ;

(b) in the new paragraph (3F) that is inserted into regulation 15 of the 2012 Regulations, for “management committee are” substitute “management committee is” ;

(c) in the new paragraph (3G) that is inserted into regulation 15 of the 2012 Regulations, in the words after sub-paragraph (b), for “governing body are” substitute “management committee is” .

Section 6 Amendment of regulation 12 of the principal amending Regulations

In regulation 12(4)—

(a) in the new paragraph (3D) that is inserted into regulation 24 of the 2012 Regulations, in the words after sub-paragraph (b), for “governing body are” substitute “proprietor is” ;

(b) in the new paragraph (3E) that is inserted into regulation 24 of the 2012 Regulations, in sub-paragraph (b), after “take place” insert “using remote access” ;

(c) in the new paragraph (3G) that is inserted into regulation 24 of the 2012 Regulations, in the words after sub-paragraph (b), for “governing body are” substitute “proprietor is” .

Section 7 Amendment of regulation 14 of the principal amending Regulations

In regulation 14(4)(c), in the new sub-paragraph (4E) that is inserted into paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the 2012 Regulations, in the words after paragraph (b), for “governing body are” substitute “arranging authority is” .

Section 8 Amendment of regulation 16 of the principal amending Regulations

In regulation 16 (transitional arrangements)—

(a) in paragraph (2), in the first line, for “in paragraph (4)(a)” substitute “in paragraph (a) of the definition of “scrutiny” in regulation 15” ;

(b) in paragraph (3), in the first line, for “in paragraph (4)(b)” substitute “to in paragraph (b) of the definition of “scrutiny” in regulation 15” .