Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (School Information) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 13th December 1993.

(2) Any reference in these Regulations to the principal Regulations is a reference to the Education (School Information) (England) Regulations 1993 (3).

Amendment of the principal Regulations

2. In paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations there shall be inserted after the word "school" the words "including details of any special arrangements in the curriculum and otherwise for particular categories of pupils, including those with statements of special educational needs made pursuant to section 7 of the Education Act 1981 (4)".

3. After paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations there shall be inserted-

"12A.-(1) The dates of school holidays, including half-term holidays, for the admission school year.

(2) The times at which each school session begins and ends on a school day.".

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulation)

These Regulations amend the Education (School Information) (England) Regulations 1993 by requiring additional information to be included in the information to be published by governors of schools maintained by local education authorities in England. The additional information required is details of any special curricular and other arrangements made for particular categories of pupils, including those with statements of special educational needs (regulation 2), the dates of school holidays during the next school year and the times at which each school session begins and ends on a school day (regulation 3).