Education and Skills Act 2008

Prospective

8 E+W After section 537A insert—

“537AA Application of sections 537 and 537A to certain part-time educational institutions in England

(1) Sections 537 and 537A (powers of the Secretary of State to require information from governing bodies etc) apply in relation to a relevant part-time educational institution as they apply in relation to an independent school.

(2) In the application of sections 537 and 537A by virtue of this section—

(a) references to a pupil at an independent school are to be read as references to a student at a relevant part-time educational institution;

(b) references to the proprietor of an independent school are to be read as references to the person or body of persons responsible for the management of a relevant part-time educational institution.

(3) In this section—

(a) “relevant part-time educational institution” means an independent educational institution in England that is not an independent school;

(b) “independent educational institution” has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 (see section 92 of that Act);

(c) “student” has the same meaning as in that Chapter (see section 138 of that Act).”