The Education (Miscellaneous Amendments relating to Safeguarding Children) (Wales) Regulations 2009

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 2544 (W.206)

EDUCATION, WALES

The Education (Miscellaneous Amendments relating to Safeguarding Children) (Wales) Regulations 2009

Made

17 September 2009

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

21 September 2009

Coming into force

12 October 2009

The Welsh Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 342(2), (4) and (5), section 569 of the Education Act 1996(1) and by section 21(5) and (6), section 138(7) and (8) and section 72 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(2), and in exercise of the powers conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by section 19(3), section 34(5), section 35(4) and (5), section 36(4) and (5), section 136(c), section 157(1), section 168(1) and (2), section 210(7) and section 214(1) and (2) of the Education Act 2002(3), and now vested in them make the following Regulations:

(1)

1996 c. 56. Section 342 was substituted by the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31), section 140(1), Schedule 30, paragraph 82.

(2)

1998 c. 31. Section 72 has been amended by the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) but the amendment is not relevant. Section 138 has been amended by the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), section 175, Schedule 17, paragraph 3(1) and (4); other amendments have been made by that Act to section 138 but none are relevant. Amendments have also been made to section 138 by the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) and the Education Act 2005 (c. 18) but the amendments are not relevant to these Regulations. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and then to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

(3)

2002 c. 32. Section 157 has been amended by section 47(1) and (2) of the Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21) and the Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), section 169, Schedule 1, Part 1, paragraphs 13 and 16 and Schedule 2. Section 210 is amended by section 21(1), (3)(a) and (c)(i) and (ii) of the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 (nawm 2). Further amendments are made by that Measure and by the Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21) to section 210 but none are relevant to these Regulations. The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).