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<Text>The <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/contents" id="c00605" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="contents">Education and Skills Act 2008</Citation> is amended as follows.</Text>
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<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
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<Text>In <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/105" id="c00606" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-105">section 105</Citation>—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/section/48/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/48/2/a" id="section-48-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>in the heading, for “Power to deregister” substitute <InlineAmendment>“Powers in relation to”</InlineAmendment>;</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>in <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/105" id="c00607" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-105">subsection (1)</Citation>—</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/section/48/2/b/i" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/48/2/b/i" id="section-48-2-b-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
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<Text>for the words before <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/105" id="c00608" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-105">paragraph (a)</Citation> substitute <InlineAmendment>“This section applies where—”</InlineAmendment>;</Text>
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<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/section/48/2/b/ii" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/48/2/b/ii" id="section-48-2-b-ii">
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
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<Text>in <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/105" id="c00609" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-105">paragraph (a)</Citation>, for “the” substitute <InlineAmendment>“an independent educational”</InlineAmendment>;</Text>
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<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
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<Text>after <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/105" id="c00610" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-105">subsection (1)</Citation> insert—</Text>
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<Pnumber>1A</Pnumber>
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<Text>The Secretary of State may—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>impose a relevant restriction on the proprietor of the institution (see section 117), or</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>remove the institution from the register.</Text>
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<AppendText>;</AppendText>
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<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
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<Text>in <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/105" id="c00611" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-105">subsection (2)</Citation>, omit “to remove it from the register”;</Text>
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<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/105" id="c00612" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-105">subsection (3)</Citation><Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/105" id="c00613" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-105">(a)</Citation>, after “124” insert <InlineAmendment>“or 125”</InlineAmendment>.</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/section/48/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/48/3" id="section-48-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
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<Text>In <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/117" id="c00614" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-117">section 117</Citation> (meaning of “<Term id="term-relevant-restriction">relevant restriction</Term>”), in <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/117" id="c00615" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-117">subsection (2)</Citation><Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/117" id="c00616" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-117">(a)</Citation>, after “section” insert <InlineAmendment>“105<InternalLink Ref="p11681">(1A)</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="p11684">(a)</InternalLink> or”</InlineAmendment>.</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/section/48/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/48/4" id="section-48-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/118" id="c00617" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-118">section 118</Citation> (relevant restrictions imposed by Secretary of State)—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/section/48/4/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/48/4/a" id="section-48-4-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/118" id="c00618" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-118">subsection (1)</Citation>, before “116(1)(a)” insert <InlineAmendment>“105<InternalLink Ref="p11681">(1A)</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="p11684">(a)</InternalLink> or”</InlineAmendment>;</Text>
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</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/section/48/4/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/48/4/b" id="section-48-4-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/118" id="c00619" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-118">subsection (2)</Citation>, omit “not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale”.</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/section/48/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/48/5" id="section-48-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/125" id="c00620" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-125">section 125</Citation> (appeal by proprietor against other decisions of Secretary of State), in <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/125" id="c00621" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-125">subsection (1)</Citation><Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/125" id="c00622" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="25" SectionRef="section-125">(c)</Citation>, after “section” insert <InlineAmendment>“105<InternalLink Ref="p11681">(1A)</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="p11684">(a)</InternalLink> or”</InlineAmendment>.</Text>
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