Moved by
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
187: Clause 114, page 74, line 24, at end insert—
““pupil referral unit” means—
(a) in England, a pupil referral unit within the meaning given by section 19 of the Education Act 1996;
(b) in Wales, a pupil referral unit within the meaning given by section 19A of the Education Act 1996;
“school” means—
(a) the governing body of a maintained school (see section 19(1) of the Education Act 2002);
(b) the proprietor, within the meaning given by section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996, of an Academy within the meaning given by that section;
(c) the proprietor, within the meaning given by section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996, of a school that has been approved under section 342 of that Act;
(d) the governing body, within the meaning given by section 90 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, of an institution within the further education sector within the meaning given by section 91 of that Act;
(e) the Board of Governors of a grant-aided school within the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/594 (N.I. 3));”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment would create a new definition of “school” for the purposes of excluding them from certain obligations under the Bill.