The Relaxation of School Reporting Requirements (Wales) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 612 (W. 163)

Education, Wales

The Relaxation of School Reporting Requirements (Wales) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021

Made

23 May 2021

Laid before Senedd Cymru

25 May 2021

Coming into force

18 June 2021

The Welsh Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 29(3) and (5), 408(1), 537(1), (4) and (7), 537A(1), (2) and (3) and 569(4) of the Education Act 1996(1) and sections 19(1) and 54(3) of the Education Act 1997 (2), and now vested in them(3), and in exercise of the powers conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by sections 30(1) and 210(7) of the Education Act 2002 and now vested in them(4), and after consulting with those persons with whom consultation appeared to the Welsh Ministers to be desirable pursuant to section 408(5) of the Education Act 1996, make the following Regulations:

(1)

1996 c. 56. Section 29(3) was amended by paragraph 67 of Schedule 30 and Schedule 31 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31). The heading of section 29 and subsections (1), (3) and (5) were amended by S.I. 2010/1158. There are other amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations. Section 408(1) was amended by paragraph 30(a) of Schedule 7 to the Education Act 1997 (c. 44), paragraph 106(a) of Schedule 30 and Schedule 31 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, paragraphs 1 and 57(1) and (2) of Schedule 9 to the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21), paragraph 46(1) and (2) of Schedule 21 to the Education Act 2002 (c. 32), paragraphs 9 and 11(1) and (2) of Schedule 12 to the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), paragraphs 5 and 7 of Schedule 8 to the Education Act 2011 (c. 21), paragraph 1(1) and (2)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Qualifications Wales Act 2015 (anaw 5) and by S.I. 2010/1158. There are other amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations. Section 537(1) was amended by paragraph 152(a) of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, by paragraph 9(1) and (15) of Schedule 13 to the Education Act 2011 and by S.I. 2010/1158. Subsection (4) was amended by paragraph 37 of Schedule 7 to the Education Act 1997. Subsection (7) was amended by paragraph 152(b) of Schedule 30 and Schedule 31 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, by paragraphs 1 and 60 of Schedule 9 to the Learning and Skills Act 2000, by paragraph 6(1) and (5) of Part 2 of Schedule 7 to the Education Act 2002 and by S.I. 2010/1158. Section 537A was inserted by section 20 of the Education Act 1997, substituted by paragraph 153 of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 and further amended by S.I. 2010/1158 and by S.I. 2012/976. Section 569(4) was amended by section 8(1) and (5) of the Education (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 5). There are other amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations. For the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996.

(2)

1997 c. 44. Subsection (3) of section 19 of the Education Act 1997 was substituted by paragraph 213 of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Section 19 was repealed in relation to England by section 66(1) and other amendments are made to subsection (1) by section 66(1) and (2) of the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20). For the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 56(1) of the Education Act 1997.

(3)

The functions of the Secretary of State under these sections 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 under paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

(4)

2002 c. 32. Subsections (1), (2) and (3) of section 30 were amended by section 103(1)(a) and (b) of the Education Act 2005 (c. 18). Subsection (7) of section 210 was amended by section 21(1) and (3)(c)(i) of the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 (nawm 2). There are other amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations. The functions of the National Assembly for Wales under section 30 of the Education Act 2002 were transferred to the Welsh Ministers under paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006. For the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 212(1) of the Education Act 2002.