(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make a minor amendment to the Education (Admissions Appeals Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 so as to correct a discrepancy between the commencement of those Regulations and the application of the revised School Admission Appeals Code.
The Education (Admissions Appeals Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 make various amendments to the Education (Admissions Appeals Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2002 which mirror certain changes made in the revised School Admission Appeals Code. The revised Code was laid before Parliament on 4th December 2008 pursuant to section 85 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. It is proposed to bring the Code into force on 10th February 2009, and it will apply to all appeals heard on or after that date.
These Regulations amend the commencement provision in regulation 1(2) of the 2008 Regulations so as to provide that the relevant changes they make to the 2002 Regulations will also apply to appeals heard on or after 10th February 2009 (rather than to appeals against decisions communicated on or after 1st March 2009).