The Education (Student Support) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Title, commencement and application

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Education (Student Support) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 25 July 2014 and apply in relation to Wales.

Amendments

2.  The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2013(1) are amended in accordance with the following regulations.

3.—(1) In regulation 2(1), in the appropriate place, insert—

“eligible part-time prisoner” (“carcharorrhan-amsercymwys”) means a prisoner—

(a)

who begins the present part-time course on or after 1 September 2014;

(b)

has been authorised by the prison Governor or Director or other appropriate authority to study the present part-time course;

(c)

whose earliest release date is within 6 years of the first day of the first academic year of the present part-time course; and

(d)

who has not transferred to the present part-time course under regulation 114 from a course beginning before 1 September 2014;

“grant for travel” (“grant at deithio”) means the grant payable under regulations 37 to 39;

“maintenance grant” (“grant cynhaliaeth”) means the grant payable under regulations 41 to 44;

“special support grant” (“grant cymortharbennig”) means the grant payable under regulations 45 to 48;.

(2) In the English text, in regulation 2(1), in the definition of “eligible prisoner”, for the words “prisoner Governor” in sub-paragraph (b) substitute “prison Governor”.

4.  In regulation 5(1)(e) after the words “wholly provided” insert “in the United Kingdom”.

5.  In regulation 6(9), for the words “or a grant for living costs” substitute “, grant for travel, maintenance grant or a special support grant”.

6.  In regulation 93, for paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4) Paragraph (3)(e) does not apply—

(a) where the eligible part-time student is an eligible part-time prisoner; or

(b) in respect of an academic year during which the student enters prison or is released from prison.”

7.  In the English text, in regulation 97(5)(g) for “£1,886” substitute “£1.886”.

8.  In regulation 99, after paragraph (9) insert—

“(10) Subject to paragraph (11), a new eligible part-time student does not qualify for a new part-time course grant if the new eligible part-time student is a prisoner.

(11) Paragraph (10) does not apply in respect of an academic year during which the new eligible part-time student enters prison or is released from prison.”

9.  In regulation 100, after paragraph (6) insert—

“(7) Subject to paragraph (8), a new eligible part-time student does not qualify for a grant for disabled part-time students’ living costs if the new eligible part-time student is a prisoner.

(8) Paragraph (7) does not apply in respect of an academic year during which the new eligible part-time student enters prison or is released from prison.”

10.—(1) In regulation 101, for paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) Subject to paragraph (5), an eligible part-time student does not qualify for part-time grants for dependants if the eligible part-time student is a prisoner.”

(2) In regulation 101, after paragraph (4) insert—

“(5) Paragraph (2) does not apply in respect of an academic year during which the eligible part-time student enters prison or is released from prison.”

Huw Lewis

Minister for Education and Skills, one of the Welsh Ministers

1 July 2014