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Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 58The Education (School Attendance Targets)(England) Regulations 2005(The document as of February, 2008. Arhiv.Online Library) STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS2005 No. 58EDUCATION, ENGLANDThe Education (School Attendance Targets)(England) Regulations 2005
The Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 63 and 138 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998[1] hereby makes the following Regulations: Citation, commencement and application 1. - (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (School Attendance Targets) (England) Regulations 2005, and shall come into force on 14th February 2005. (2) These regulations apply only in relation to England. Interpretation 2. - (1) In these Regulations -
Duty to set school attendance targets
(b) by 31st December 2005 for the school year commencing in 2006; and (c) by 31st December 2006 for the school year commencing in 2007. (2) The annual target shall be the total absences expected in the school year, expressed as a percentage of the total possible attendances by pupils at the school. (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations revoke and replace the Education (School Attendance Targets) (England) Regulations 1999 ("the 1999 Regulations"). They require school governing bodies to set attendance targets for authorised and unauthorised absences from school, expressed as a percentage of the total possible attendances by pupils. Regulations 3 and 4 require all governing bodies of maintained schools to set annual targets, and prescribe the dates for the setting and submission of those targets for the next three years. Regulation 5 requires governing bodies to obtain the agreement of the local education authority, and requires the authority to notify the Secretary of State of targets set by or for schools in its area. Regulation 6 permits modification of targets only with the agreement of the local education authority. Regulation 7 revokes the 1999 Regulations. A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business. Notes: [1] 1998 c.31; section 63 was amended by section 53 of the Education Act 2002 (2002 c.32)back [2] S.I. 1995/2089back [3] S.I. 1999/397back ISBN 0 11 051638 9 -- Back--
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