Change 1 Article Choose an article Title and introductory text 1 The stages of education. 2 Definition of primary, secondary and further education. 3 Definition of pupil etc. 4 Schools: general. 5 Primary schools, secondary schools and middle schools. 6 Nursery schools ... . 7 Duty of parents to secure education of children of compulsory school age. 8 Compulsory school age. 9 Pupils to be educated in accordance with parents’ wishes. 10 General duty of Secretary of State. 11 Duty in the case of primary, secondary and further education. 12 Local authorities and their areas. 13 General responsibility for education. 13A Duty to promote high standards and fulfilment of potential 14 Functions in respect of provision of primary and secondary schools. 14A Duty of local authority to consider parental representations 15 Functions in respect of provision of further education. 15ZA Duty in respect of education and training for persons over compulsory school age: England 15ZB Co-operation in performance of section 15ZA duty 15ZC Encouragement of education and training for persons over compulsory school age: England 15ZD Sections 15ZA to 15ZC: duty to have regard to guidance 15A Powers in respect of education and training for 16 to 18 year olds. 15B Functions in respect of education for persons over 19. 16 Power to establish, maintain and assist primary and secondary schools. 17 Powers in respect of nursery schools . 18 Power to arrange provision of education at non-maintained schools. 18A Provision of education for persons subject to youth detention 19 Exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere : England 19A Exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere: Wales 19B Schools to co-operate with local authority in securing adequate provision (England) 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. . . . . . . . 303 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311A Application of this Chapter: children in Wales 312 Meaning of “special educational needs” and “special educational provision” etc. 312A Children subject to detention 313 Code of Practice. 314 Making and approval of code. 315 Review of arrangements. 316 Duty to educate children with special educational needs in mainstream schools 316A Education otherwise than in mainstream schools 317 Duties of governing body or local authority in relation to pupils with special educational needs. 317A Duty to inform parent where special educational provision made 318 Provision of goods and services in connection with special educational needs. 319 Special educational provision otherwise than in schools. 320 Provision outside England and Wales for certain children. 321 General duty of local authority towards children for whom they are responsible. 322 Duty of certain bodies to help local authority. 323 Assessment of educational needs. 324 Statement of special educational needs. 325 Appeal against decision not to make statement. 326 Appeal against contents of statement. 326A Unopposed appeals 327 Access for local authority to certain schools. 328 Reviews of educational needs. 328A Appeal against determination of local authority in England not to amend statement following review 329 Assessment of educational needs at request of child’s parent. 329A Review or assessment of educational needs at request of responsible body 330 331 Assessment of educational needs of children under two. 332 Duty of Local Health Board or National Health Service trust to notify parent etc. 332ZA Right of a child to appeal to the ... Tribunal 332ZB Notice and service of documents on a child 332ZC Case friends ... 332A Advice and information for parents — England 332AA Advice and information ... 332B Resolution of disputes — England 332BA Resolution of disputes ... 332BB Independent advocacy services ... 332C Provision of information 332D Publication of information 332E Interpretation of sections 332C and 332D 333 Constitution of ... Tribunal. 334 The President and members of the panels. 335 Remuneration and expenses. 336 Tribunal procedure. 336ZA Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales 336ZB Appeals from the ... Tribunal to the Upper Tribunal 336A Compliance with orders 337 Special schools 337A Interpretation of Chapter 338 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Approval of non-maintained special schools. 342A Application to justice of the peace: power to make regulations 342B Appeal against decision of Secretary of State 342C Appeal against order of justice of peace 343 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Approval of independent schools. 348 Provision of special education at non-maintained schools —Wales. 349 Variation of trust deeds etc. by order. 350 Meaning of “maintained school” etc. in Part V. 351 General duties in respect of the curriculum. 352 Basic curriculum for every maintained school. 353 The National Curriculum. 354 The core subjects and other foundation subjects. 355 The key stages. 356 Establishment of the National Curriculum by order. 357 Implementation of the National Curriculum in schools. 358 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 Development work and experiments. 363 Exceptions by regulations. 364 Pupils with statements of special educational needs. 365 Temporary exceptions for individual pupils. 366 Information concerning directions under section 365. 367 Appeals against directions under section 365 etc. 368 Procedure for making certain orders and regulations. 369 Programmes of research etc. in relation to Wales. 370 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 Agreed syllabuses of religious education. 376 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 Constitution of advisory councils. 391 Functions of advisory councils. 392 Advisory councils: supplementary provisions. 393 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 Determination of cases in which requirement for Christian collective worship is not to apply. 395 Review of determinations under section 394. 396 Power of Secretary of State to direct advisory council to revoke determination or discharge duty. 397 Religious education: access to meetings and documents. 398 No requirement of attendance at Sunday school etc. 399 Determination of question whether religious education in accordance with trust deed. 400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 Obligation to enter pupils for public examinations. 403 Sex education: manner of provision. 404 Sex education: statements of policy. 405 Exemption from sex education. 406 Political indoctrination. 407 Duty to secure balanced treatment of political issues. 408 Provision of information. 409 Complaints and enforcement: maintained schools in Wales. 410 Application of Part V in relation to nursery education. 411 Parental preferences. 411A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433 Time for admission of pupils. 434 Registration of pupils. 434A Local authority consent for withdrawal of certain children from school 434B Mandatory local authority meetings prior to withdrawal of child from school 435 Withdrawal of pupils from a primary school for secondary education. 436 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436A Duty to make arrangements to identify children not receiving education 436B Duty to register children not in school 436C Content and maintenance of registers 436E Provision of information to local authorities: education providers 436F Use of information in the register 436I School attendance orders 436S References to “regulations” and “prescribed” 436T Processing of information 437 School attendance orders. 438 Choice of school: child without EHC plan or statement of special educational needs , or an individual development plan which names a school. 439 Specification of schools in notices under section 438(2). 440 Amendment of order at request of parent: child without EHC plan or statement of special educational needs , or an individual development plan which names a school. 441 Choice of school: child with EHC plan or statement of special educational needs. 441A Choice of school: child with individual development plan which names a school 442 Revocation of order at request of parent. 443 Offence: failure to comply with school attendance order. 444 Offence: failure to secure regular attendance at school of registered pupil. 444ZA Application of section 444 to alternative educational provision 444A Penalty notice in respect of failure to secure regular attendance at school of registered pupil 444B Penalty notices: supplemental 445 Presumption of age. 446 Institution of proceedings. 447 Education supervision orders. 448 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 Meaning of “maintained school” in Chapter III. 450 Prohibition of charges for admission. 451 Prohibition of charges for provision of education. 452 Application of section 451 where education is provided partly during and partly outside school hours etc. 453 Examinations: prohibition of charges and recovery of wasted fees. 454 Prohibition of incidental charges. 455 Permitted charges. 456 Regulation of permitted charges. 457 Charges and remissions policies. 458 Charges for board and lodging at boarding schools. 459 Provision of information. 460 Contributions and charges unaffected by Chapter III. 461 Recovery of sums as civil debt. 462 Interpretation of Chapter III. 463 Alteration to definition of “independent school” 464 Separate registration for England and for Wales. 465 Provisional and final registration of a school. 466 Enforcement of registration: offences. 467 Provision of information about registered and provisionally registered schools. 468 School may be struck off for contravention of regulations about employment of teachers. 469 Notice of complaint by Secretary of State. 470 Determination of complaint by an Independent Schools Tribunal. 471 Determination of complaint by Secretary of State. 472 Effect of personal disqualification. 473 Enforcement of disqualification. 473A Removal of disqualification: persons no longer unsuitable to work with children. 473B Conditions for application under section 473A. 474 Removal of disqualification: other cases. 475 Duty of Registrar to comply with order for the deletion of a school from the register. 476 Constitution and proceedings of Independent Schools Tribunals. 477 Disqualification in Scotland. 478 Offences: institution of proceedings and punishment. 479 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482 Academies 483 City colleges: financial provisions. 483A City colleges and academies: special educational needs and additional learning needs. 484 Education standards grants. 485 Grants in aid of educational services or research. 486 Grants to bodies whose objects are promotion of learning or research. 487 Grants for education in Welsh. 488 Grants for education of travellers and displaced persons. 489 Conditions as to payment of grants under sections 484 to 488. 490 Grants in respect of special provision for ethnic minorities. 491 Payment of school fees and expenses. 492 Recoupment: adjustment between local authorities. 493 Recoupment: cross-border provisions. 494 Recoupment: excluded pupils. 495 Determination of disputes. 496 Power to prevent unreasonable exercise of functions. 497 General default powers. 497A Power to secure proper performance of local authority’s education functions . 497AA Power to secure proper performance: duty of authority where directions contemplated 497B Power to secure proper performance: further provisions. 497C Academies: power to secure performance of proprietor’s duties 498 Powers where no properly constituted governing body. 499 Power to direct appointment of members of education committees. 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 Power to require medical examination of pupils. 507 Power to direct local inquiries. 507A Local authorities in England: functions in respect of recreational and training facilities for children under 13 507B Local authorities in England: functions in respect of leisure-time activities etc for persons aged 13 to 19 and certain persons aged 20 to 24 508 Local authorities in Wales: functions in respect of facilities for recreation and social and physical training. 508A Local authorities in England: duty to promote sustainable modes of travel etc 508B Local authorities in England: travel arrangements for eligible children 508C Local authorities in England: travel arrangements etc for other children 508D Guidance etc in relation to sections 508B and 508C 508E Local authorities in England: school travel schemes 508F Local authorities in England: provision of transport etc for adult learners 508G Local authorities in England: transport policy statements etc for young adults subject to learning difficulty assessment 508H Guidance: sections 508F and 508G 508I Complaints about transport arrangements etc for young adult for whom EHC plan is maintained: England 509 LEAs in Wales: provision of transport etc. 509AA Local authorities in England: provision of transport etc. for persons of sixth form age 509AB Local authorities in England: further provision about transport policy statements for persons of sixth form age 509AC Interpretation of sections 509AA and 509AB 509AD Local authorities in England: duty to have regard to religion or belief in exercise of travel functions 509AE Complaints about transport arrangements etc for persons of sixth form age in England 509A Local authorities in England: travel arrangements for children receiving early years education otherwise than at school. 510 Provision of clothing. 511 Provisions supplementary to section 510. 512 Local authorityfunctions concerning provision of meals, etc. 512ZA Power to charge for meals etc. 512ZB Provision of free school lunches and milk 512ZC Protection of identity of pupils receiving free school lunches or milk 512A Transfer of functions under section 512 to governing bodies. 512B Provision of school lunches: Academies 512C School food standards: Academies 513 Provision of meals etc. at schools not maintained by local authorities. 514 Provision of board and lodging otherwise than at school. 514A Provision of boarding accommodation for person for whom an EHC plan is maintained 515 Provision of teaching services for day nurseries. 516 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517 Payment of fees at schools not maintained by a local authority. 518 Payment of school expenses; grant of scholarships, etc. 519 Travelling and subsistence allowances for governors of schools and further or higher education institutions. 520 Medical inspection and treatment of pupils. 521 Examination of pupils for cleanliness. 522 Compulsory cleansing of a pupil. 523 Arrangements for cleansing of pupils. 524 Suspension of a pupil pending examination or cleansing. 525 Offence of neglecting the cleanliness of a pupil. 526 Powers as to educational research. 527 Powers as to educational conferences. 527A Duty of local authority to prepare plan relating to children with behavioural difficulties. 528 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529 Power to accept gifts on trust for educational purposes. 530 Compulsory purchase of land. 531 Acquisition of land by agreement. 532 Appointment of chief education officer. 533 Functions of governing bodies of maintained schools with respect to provision of school meals etc. 534 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535 Provision of teaching services for day nurseries. 536 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537 Power of Secretary of State to require information from governing bodies etc. 537A Provision of information about individual pupils. 537B Provision of information about children receiving funded education outside school 537C Disclosure of information by or to principal regulators of exempt charities 538 Provision of information to Secretary of State by governing bodies of maintained schools. 538A Power to direct participation in international surveys 539 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 Distribution of information about schools providing secondary education. 541 Distribution of information about further education institutions. 542 Prescribed standards for school premises. 543 Relaxation of prescribed standards in special cases. 544 Approval etc. of school premises and boarding hostels. 545 Exemption from building byelaws of approved buildings. 546 Control of potentially harmful materials and apparatus in schools. 547 Nuisance or disturbance on school premises. 548 No right to give corporal punishment. 549 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550A Power of members of staff to restrain pupils. 550ZA Power of members of staff to search pupils for prohibited items: England 550ZB Power of search under section 550ZA: supplementary 550ZC Power to seize items found during search under section 550ZA 550ZD Section 550ZC: supplementary 550AA Power of members of staff to search pupils for weapons : Wales 550B Detention outside school hours lawful despite absence of parental consent. 550C Guidance on use of mobile phones etc in schools in England 551 Regulations as to duration of school day etc. 551ZA School uniforms: limits on branded items 551A Guidance about the costs of school uniforms: England 551B Free breakfast club provision in primary schools in England 552 553 Schemes under the Endowed Schools Acts. 554 Power to make new provision as to use of endowments. 555 Procedure applicable to orders under section 554. 556 Content of orders under section 554. 557 Adoption of statutory trusts. 558 Meaning of “child” for purposes of enactments relating to employment of children or young persons. 559 Power of local authorities to prohibit or restrict employment of children. 560 Work experience in last year of compulsory schooling. 560A Work experience for persons over compulsory school age: England 561 Act not to apply to persons in service of the Crown. 562 Act not to apply to certain persons detained under order of a court. 562A Application of Act to detained persons 562B Duty to take steps to promote fulfilment of potential 562C Detained persons with statement of special educational needs 562D Appropriate special educational provision: arrangements between local authorities 562E Literacy and numeracy assessments 562F Provision of information about detained persons 562G Information to be provided where statement of special educational needs previously maintained 562H Release of detained person appearing to host authority to require assessment 562I Guidance 562J Interpretation of Chapter 563 Educational records. 564 Certificates of birth and registrars’ returns. 565 Evidence: presumption as to age. 566 Evidence: documents. 567 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568 Orders. 569 Regulations. 569A Regulations made by Welsh Ministers under Chapter 5A 570 Revocation and variation of certain orders and directions. 571 Publication of guidance. 572 Service of notices and other documents. 573 Meaning of expressions relating to alteration etc. of premises or character of schools. 574 Changes to school not amounting to discontinuance etc. 575 576 Meaning of “parent”. 577 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 Meaning of “the Education Acts”. 579 General interpretation. 580 Index. 581 Application to Isles of Scilly. 582 Consequential amendments, repeals, transitional provisions etc. 583 Short title, commencement and extent. SCHEDULE 1 Pupil referral units SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE 5 SCHEDULE 6 SCHEDULE 7 SCHEDULE 8 SCHEDULE 9 SCHEDULE 10 SCHEDULE 11 Contents of statements under section 122(2) and section 124(1) SCHEDULE 12 Financial delegation and new schools SCHEDULE 13 Staffing of county, controlled, special agreement and maintained special schools SCHEDULE 14 SCHEDULE 15 SCHEDULE 16 SCHEDULE 17 Governors’ annual reports SCHEDULE 18 Annual parents’ meetings SCHEDULE 19 Conduct and staffing of new county, voluntary and maintained special schools SCHEDULE 20 SCHEDULE 21 SCHEDULE 22 Governing bodies of grant-maintained schools SCHEDULE 23 Content of articles of government for grant-maintained schools SCHEDULE 24 Categories of governors SCHEDULE 25 Core governors for groups Schedule 25A Appeals against exclusion of pupils from grant-maintained schools SCHEDULE 26 Making of assessments under section 323 SCHEDULE 27 Making and maintenance of statements under section 324 SCHEDULE 28 SCHEDULE 29 SCHEDULE 30 SCHEDULE 31 Agreed syllabuses of religious education Schedule 31A Failure to provide information under section 436E: monetary penalties SCHEDULE 32 SCHEDULE 33 Schedule 33A Schedule 33B SCHEDULE 34 Independent Schools Tribunals SCHEDULE 35 SCHEDULE 35B Meaning of “eligible child” for purposes of section 508B SCHEDULE 35C School Travel Schemes SCHEDULE 36 Uniform statutory trusts for educational endowments SCHEDULE 36A Education functions SCHEDULE 37 Consequential amendments SCHEDULE 38 Repeals and revocations SCHEDULE 39 Transitional provisions and savings SCHEDULE 40 TABLE OF DERIVATIONS
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451 Prohibition of charges for provision of education.
(1) ... This section applies in relation to education provided at any maintained school for a registered pupil at the school.
(2) Where the education is provided for the pupil during school hours no charge shall be made in respect of it.
(2A) Regulations may, in relation to England, prescribe circumstances in which subsection (2) does not apply in relation to education which is early years provision (as defined by section 20 of the Childcare Act 2006) other than —
(a) early years provision provided in pursuance of the duty imposed by section 7 of that Act, ...
(b) early years provision for a pupil who is of compulsory school age. or
(c) early years provision provided under arrangements made by a local authority in pursuance of any duty imposed under section 2 of the Childcare Act 2016 (whether or not the local authority provides the early years provision).
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to tuition in playing a musical instrument where the tuition is provided either individually or to a group of not more than four pupils, unless the tuition is—
(a) required as part of a syllabus for a prescribed public examination which is a syllabus for which the pupil is being prepared at the school, or
(b) provided in pursuance of a duty imposed by or under the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021.
Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which subsection (2) does not apply in relation to tuition in singing or in playing a musical instrument.
(4) Where the education is provided for the pupil outside school hours no charge shall be made in respect of it if it is—
(a) required as part of a syllabus for a prescribed public examination which is a syllabus for which the pupil is being prepared at the school, or
(b) provided in pursuance of a duty imposed by section 88 ... of the Education Act 2002 or section 69 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 or
(c) provided in pursuance of the duty imposed by section 7 of the Childcare Act 2006 , or
(d) provided in pursuance of a duty imposed by or under the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021.
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451 Prohibition of charges for provision of education.
(1) ... This section applies in relation to education provided at any maintained school for a registered pupil at the school.
(2) Where the education is provided for the pupil during school hours no charge shall be made in respect of it.
(2A) Regulations may, in relation to England, prescribe circumstances in which subsection (2) does not apply in relation to education which is early years provision (as defined by section 20 of the Childcare Act 2006) other than —
(a) early years provision provided in pursuance of the duty imposed by section 7 of that Act, ...
(b) early years provision for a pupil who is of compulsory school age. or
(c) early years provision provided under arrangements made by a local authority in pursuance of any duty imposed under section 2 of the Childcare Act 2016 (whether or not the local authority provides the early years provision).
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to tuition in playing a musical instrument where the tuition is provided either individually or to a group of not more than four pupils, unless the tuition is—
(a) required as part of a syllabus for a prescribed public examination which is a syllabus for which the pupil is being prepared at the school, or
(b) provided in pursuance of a duty imposed by or under the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021.
Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which subsection (2) does not apply in relation to tuition in singing or in playing a musical instrument.
(4) Where the education is provided for the pupil outside school hours no charge shall be made in respect of it if it is—
(a) required as part of a syllabus for a prescribed public examination which is a syllabus for which the pupil is being prepared at the school, or
(b) provided in pursuance of a duty imposed by section 88 ... of the Education Act 2002 or section 69 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 or
(c) provided in pursuance of the duty imposed by section 7 of the Childcare Act 2006 , or
(d) provided in pursuance of a duty imposed by or under the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021.
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