The St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 and come into force on 1 August 2022.

Amendment of the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2015

2.—(1) Schedule 1 of the St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (scheme for aided places)(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 2 (residence)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (1)(b) substitute—

“(b) be a national of an EEA State—

(i) who—

(aa) is resident in the British Islands and has been resident in the British Islands since before IP completion day(2); and

(bb) was resident in the British Islands or the European Economic Area throughout the year immediately preceding IP completion day; and

(ii) whose parent was immediately before IP completion day entitled to a remission of fees by virtue of Article 7(2) or (3) or Article 10 of the Council Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union(3);

(ba) be a child who is resident in the British Islands on the relevant date and whose parent is a national of an EEA State who satisfies the requirements in head (b);

(bb) be a person who—

(i) has made a relevant application to the United Kingdom Home Office where that relevant application is still being considered; or

(ii) has been granted leave to enter or remain following a relevant application; and

is resident in the United Kingdom;”,

(b) in sub-paragraph (2), for “and (1)(b)” substitute “, (1)(b) and (1)(ba)”,

(c) after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

“(3) In sub-paragraph (1)(bb), a “relevant application” is an application to—

(a) the Ukraine Family Scheme(4);

(b) the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme(5);

(c) the Ukraine Extension Scheme(6); or

(d) the United Kingdom Home Office for leave outside the immigration rules, as defined in section 33(1) of the Immigration Act 1971(7), where the person—

(i) was residing in Ukraine immediately before 1 January 2022, and

(ii) left Ukraine in connection with the Russian invasion which took place on 24 February 2022;

by a person who is eligible to apply for that scheme.”.

(3) In paragraph 9(3) and (4)(b) (income), for “£2,050” substitute “£2,219”.

(4) In paragraph 12 (remission of fees – boarders)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (2), for “£13,665” substitute “£14,789”,

(b) in sub-paragraph (3)—

(i) for “table for the school year in relation to which an application for fee remission is made” substitute “following table”,

(ii) omit the table for the school year beginning in 2019 and the heading corresponding to that table,

(iii) omit the heading “The table for the school year beginning in 2020 and subsequent years”,

(iv) in column 1 of the table—

(aa) for “£13,456” substitute “£14,563”,

(bb) for “£17,010”, in both places where it appears, substitute “£18,409”,

(cc) for “£22,843”, in both places where it appears, substitute “£24,722”.

(5) In paragraph 13 (remission of fees – day pupils)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (2), for “£17,219” substitute “£18,635”,

(b) in sub-paragraph (3)—

(i) for “table for the school year in relation to which an application for fee remission is made” substitute “following table”,

(ii) omit the table for the school year beginning in 2019 and the heading corresponding to that table,

(iii) omit the heading “The table for the school year beginning in 2020 and subsequent years”,

(iv) in column 1 of the table, for “£17,010” substitute “£18,409”.

(6) In paragraph 16 (clothing grants)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (3), for “£17,844” substitute “£19,312”, and for the table substitute—

“(1)	(2)
Relevant income	Maximum amount of clothing grant
Does not exceed £16,956	£295
Exceeds £16,956 but does not exceed £17,747	£220
Exceeds £17,747 but does not exceed £18,506	£145
Exceeds £18,506 but does not exceed £19,312	£75”

(b) in sub-paragraph (5), for “£17,100” substitute “£18,506”, and for the table substitute—

“(1)	(2)
Relevant income	Maximum amount of clothing grant
Does not exceed £17,204	£115
Exceeds £17,204 but does not exceed £18,506	£60”

(7) In paragraph 21 (amount of travel grants)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for “£15,922” substitute “£17,231”,

(b) in sub-paragraph (2), for “£15,667” substitute “£16,956”.

SHIRLEY-ANNE SOMERVILLE

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

19th May 2022