The Education (Deemed Decisions) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020

Madeat 9.30 a.m. on 14th May 2020

Laid before the Scottish Parliamentat 12.30 p.m. on 14th May 2020

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 28D(3)(b) and 28H(5)(b) of the Education (Scotland) Act 19801 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Deemed Decisions) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

Deemed decision of education appeal committee2.

In regulation 5(1) of the Education (Placing in Schools Etc-Deemed Decisions) (Scotland) Regulations 19822 (deemed decision of appeal committee)—

(a)

for subparagraph (a), substitute—

“(a)
failed to hold a hearing within the period of 4 months immediately following receipt by them of the reference;”,

(b)

in the full-out, omit “1 month,”.

JOHN SWINNEY

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

At 9.30 a.m. on 14th May 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Education (Placing in Schools Etc-Deemed Decisions) (Scotland) Regulations 1982 in relation to the time period after which the failure of an education appeal committee to hold a hearing is treated as a deemed decision. The changes made by these Regulations are necessary as a result of disruption caused by coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)).