Interpretation
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996;
“funded independent school education” has the meaning given by regulation 3(b);
“funded provision” has the meaning given by regulation 3;
“individual information” means, in relation to funded independent school education, individual pupil information, and in relation to funded education, individual child information;
“relevant local education authority” means the local education authority that funds or will fund the funded education;
“relevant person” has the meaning given by section 537A(2) or 537B(2) of the 1996 Act as the case may require;
“relevant provider” means a person who provides or will provide the child with funded education;.
“relevant school” means a school at which the child is or will be a registered pupil if applicable;
“special educational needs provision type” means the special educational needs provision type forming part of the graduated approach adopted pursuant to “The Special Educational Needs Code of Practice” issued by the Secretary of State on 3rd December 2001(1) under section 313 of the 1996 Act(2);
“unique pupil number” means a combination of numbers which together with a letter or letters are allocated to a pupil and are unique to him, by use of a formula determined by the Department for Education and Skills; and
“work-based learning provider” means any employer or body providing a programme or programmes of education for children in the workplace as part of a course on which they are or will be enrolled at any school or college.
(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, a person is eligible for free school meals if that person falls within section 512ZB(4) of the 1996 Act.
The definition of graduated approach is on page 203 of the Code.
Section 313 has been amended by section 140(1) and paragraph 72 of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) and section 195 and 215(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 18 and paragraph 36 of Schedule 21 to, the Education Act 2002.