The Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st August 2008.

Amendment of Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2001

2.  The Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2001(1) are amended as follows–

(a) in regulation 9(3) and (5) (references to income) for the sum of “£1,675” in the three places where it occurs substitute “£1,745”;

(b) in regulation 13(2) (scales of remission) for the sum of “£12,985” substitute “£13,530”;

(c) in regulation 15(6) (school travel grants for day pupils and amounts thereof) for the sums of “£13,006” and “£12,797” substitute “£13,552” and “£13,334” respectively;

(d) in regulation 16(5) (school travel grants for boarding pupils and amounts thereof) for the sums of “£13,006” and “£12,797” substitute “£13,552” and “£13,334” respectively;

(e) for regulation 17(2) (clothing grants) substitute–

“(2) A clothing grant shall be made in the case of an assisted pupil as respects whom the relevant income does not exceed £14,554 and shall be of an amount equal to so much of the clothing expenditure (disregarding expenditure in respect of which a previous grant has been paid) as does not exceed–

(a) £90, where the relevant income is £13,530 or less;

(b) £47, where that income exceeds £13,530 but does not exceed £14,555.”; and

(f) for Schedule 2 substitute–

Regulation 13

“SCHEDULE 2 SCALES OF REMISSION

(1)	(2)
Part of relevant income to which the specified percentage applies	Parental contribution percentage
That part (if any) which exceeds £13,334 but does not exceed £14,500	9%
That part (if any) which exceeds £14,500 but does not exceed £15,684	12%
That part (if any) which exceeds £15,684 but does not exceed £18,030	15%
That part (if any) which exceeds £18,030 but does not exceed £21,651	21%
That part (if any) which exceeds £21,651 but does not exceed £26,368	24%
That part (if any) which exceeds £26,368	33%”.

FIONA HYSLOP

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

30th May 2008