PART 6SUPPLEMENTARY

Guidance

I171Duty to have regard to guidance

1

The Welsh Ministers may issue guidance in relation to the exercise of functions conferred by or under this Act.

2

Before issuing guidance under this section, the Welsh Ministers must consult the persons they think appropriate (if any).

3

In exercising their functions, the following persons must have regard to any guidance issued by the Welsh Ministers under this section—

a

the head teacher of a maintained school or a maintained nursery school;

b

the governing body of a maintained school or a maintained nursery school;

c

a provider of funded non-maintained nursery education;

d

the teacher in charge of a pupil referral unit;

e

the management committee for a pupil referral unit;

f

a person who provides teaching and learning for a child, otherwise than at a maintained school, maintained nursery school or pupil referral unit, by virtue of arrangements made under section 19A of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56);

g

a local authority in Wales.