The Curriculum Requirements (Amendment of paragraph 7(6) of Schedule 17 to the Coronavirus Act 2020) (Wales) Regulations 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The table in paragraph 7(6) of Schedule 17 to the Coronavirus Act 2020 (“the 2020 Act”) sets out the enactments that the Welsh Ministers may, by notice under paragraph 7(1)(b) of that Schedule, modify for a period specified in the notice, and the manner in which those enactments may be modified.

Regulation 2 amends the table to add new entries for—

• section 69 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (duty to secure due provision of religious education);

• section 43 of the Education Act 1997 (provision of careers education in schools in Wales);

• section 101 of the Education Act 2002 (basic curriculum for maintained schools in Wales);

• section 109 of the Education Act 2002 (implementation of the National Curriculum for Wales in schools);

• section 110 of the Education Act 2002 (implementation of the National Curriculum for Wales in respect of nursery schools etc); and

• sections 116A to 116K of the Education Act 2002 (local curricula for pupils in Key Stage 4).

These new entries set out the modifications that may be made to those enactments by notice under paragraph 7(1)(b) of Schedule 17 to the 2020 Act.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment of the costs and benefits of these Regulations.