2014 No. 798

Education, England

The School Staffing (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 35(4) and 36(4) of the Education Act 20021.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the School Staffing (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 1st September 2014.

Amendment of the School Staffing (England) Regulations 20092

1

The School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 3(1) (Interpretation), in the definition of “safer recruitment training”, omit the words “by a person approved by the Secretary of State” and after “safeguard” insert “and promote the welfare of”.

Edward TimpsonParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Education
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009 (“the principal Regulations”) make provision relating to the staffing of maintained schools. Regulation 9 makes provision about the completion of safer recruitment training for persons involved in the selection and recruitment of school staff. “Safer recruitment training” is defined in regulation 3 of the principal Regulations as training provided by a person approved by the Secretary of State for the purpose of ensuring that those who undertake it know how take account of the need to safeguard children when recruiting staff. These Regulations amend that definition so that from 1st September 2014, it is not a requirement for “safer recruitment training” to be provided by a person approved by the Secretary of State. In addition a minor clarifying amendment is also made to the definition in regulation 3.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.