PART 6

SUPPLEMENTARY

Guidance

Duty to have regard to guidance
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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.