(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations prescribe the period covered by accessibility strategies prepared by local education authorities and accessibility plans prepared by responsible bodies for schools, under section 28D of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. These Regulations prescribe that the periods will commence on 1st April 2003 and end on 31st March 2006. For schools which are established during this period, the prescribed period for the accessibility plan will commence on the date the school is established and will end on 31st March 2006.