These Regulations amend the provisions of the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006 (“the 2006 Regulations”) which govern the recording of a pupil’s non-attendance in a school’s attendance register where the non-attendance is related to coronavirus.

Regulation 2(2) amends regulation 6 of the 2006 Regulations to extend the application of the requirement to record a pupil as not attending in circumstances relating to coronavirus where the non-attendance takes place in the school year 2020-21, to the school year 2021-22. It also ensures that the reference in regulation 6 to guidance published by Public Health England also extends to guidance published by its successor, the UK Health Security Agency.

Regulation 3 requires the Secretary of State to review the effectiveness of the amendments during the period ending with 31st August 2022.

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

An Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside this instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.