The Independent Educational Provision in England (Provision of Information) and Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) and Independent School Standards (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Application

2.—(1) Regulations 10 and 11 apply in relation to England only.

(2) The remainder of these Regulations apply to—

(a) independent schools in England; and

(b) alternative provision Academies in England that are not independent schools,

except for a school mentioned in paragraph (3).

(3) A school mentioned in this paragraph is one which—

(a) was established as a city technology college or a city college for the technology of the arts before 26th July 2002 by an agreement under section 482 of the 1996 Act(1); and

(b) is not known as an Academy(2).

(4) Regulations 5, 6 and 7 and paragraph 3(6) to (14) and (17) and (18) of the Schedule do not apply to Academies.

(1)

Section 482 was repealed by paragraph 16 of Schedule 14 to the Education Act 2011 (c. 21).

(2)

By virtue of section 15(8) of the Academies Act 2010 (c. 32) (“2010 Act”), if the proprietor of the school and the Secretary of State agree, an agreement under section 482 of the 1996 Act is treated as an Academy agreement under section 1 of the 2010 Act and the school is known as an Academy. By virtue of section 15(9), in any other case, the agreement continues in operation and is not affected by the repeal of section 482(1) to (5) of the 1996 Act by paragraphs 1 and 4 of Schedule 2 to the 2010 Act.