(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 to uprate the qualifying income levels for the remission of fees and charges and the making of grants under the assisted places scheme and to add receipt of the Child Tax Credit as one of the qualifying benefits for remission of charges for school meals.

The deduction made from relevant income for dependent children and relatives has been increased from £1,463 to £1,500 (regulation 2(a)).

The level of income at or below which fees are to be wholly remitted is increased from £11,368 to £11,629 with corresponding increases in the extent of remission where the relevant income exceeds that figure (regulation 2(b) and (g)).

The qualifying income levels for school travel grants and clothing grants are also uprated, with clothing grants being increased by either £2 or £1 (regulation 2(c), (d) and (e)).

The circumstances in which receipt of the Child Tax Credit is a qualifying benefit for remission of charges for school meals is that the parent must not be in receipt of the Working Tax Credit and that the award of Child Tax Credit must be based on an annual income not exceeding the amount determined for the purposes of section 7(1)(a) of the Tax Credits Act 20025, currently £13,230 (regulation 2(f)).