SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1

Review of exclusions from schools in England: consequential amendments

SSFA 1998
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Section 87 of SSFA 1998 (no requirement to admit children permanently excluded from two or more schools) is amended as follows.
9
After subsection (3) insert—
3A
A child who has been permanently excluded from a school in England shall not be treated for the purposes of this section as having been so excluded if any of the following applies—
a
the child was reinstated as a pupil at the school following a direction from the responsible body—
i
in accordance with regulations under subsection (3)(b) of section 51A of the Education Act 2002;
ii
following a recommendation from the review panel that the responsible body reconsiders the matter under subsection (4)(b) of that section;
b
the child would have been reinstated as a pupil at the school following a direction from the responsible body as described in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii), if it had been practical for the responsible body to give such a direction;
c
the review panel has quashed a decision of the responsible body not to reinstate the child as a pupil at the school under subsection (4)(c) of section 51A of the Education Act 2002;
d
the child was so excluded at a time when the child had not attained compulsory school age.
3B
In subsection (3A) “the responsible body” has the same meaning as in section 51A of the Education Act 2002.
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In subsection (4), in the opening words—
a
omit “However,”;
b
after “a school” insert “ in Wales ”.
Sch. 1 para. 8 in force at 1.9.2012 by S.I. 2012/1087, art. 3 (with art. 4)
Sch. 1 para. 9 in force at 1.9.2012 by S.I. 2012/1087, art. 3 (with art. 4)
Sch. 1 para. 10 in force at 1.9.2012 by S.I. 2012/1087, art. 3 (with art. 4)