The Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2003

Citation, commencement and application

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st September 2003.

2.  These Regulations shall apply only in relation to England.

3.  These Regulations shall apply to any independent school, except that—

(a) paragraphs 1, 3(2)(d), 6(2)(f),(g),(i) and (k) and 6(7) of the Schedule shall not apply to an Academy; and

(b) paragraphs 1, 3(9), 6(2)(f),(g),(i) and (k), 6(5) and 6(7) of the Schedule shall not apply to a city technology college or a city college for the technology of the arts.

Interpretation

4.  In these Regulations—

“the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996(1);

“the 2002 Act” means the Education Act 2002;

“city technology college” or “city college for the technology of the arts” means a school established under section 482 of the 1996 Act(2) before 26th July 2002 which is not an Academy;

“fire authority” means the statutory body defined in section 4 of the Fire Services Act 1947(3), in section 328 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999(4) or in section 26 of the Local Government Act 1985(5);

“school” means an independent school;

“staff” means those people working at the school whether under a contract of employment, under a contract for services or as a volunteer; and

“statement” means a statement of special educational needs made under section 324 of the 1996 Act.

5.  The requirements set out in the Schedule are the independent school standards for the purposes of Part 10 of the 2002 Act.

David Miliband

Minister of State,

Department for Education and Skills

25th July 2003