The Independent Educational Provision in England (Provision of Information) and Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) and Independent School Standards (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Amendments to the Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) Regulations 2015

10.—(1) The Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) Regulations 2015(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a) in the definition of “National Minimum Standards”(2)—

(i) for “November 2012” substitute “April 2015”; and

(ii) omit “and in a case where a non-maintained special school” to the end; and

(b) in the appropriate places insert—

““children’s home” has the meaning given in section 1 of the Care Standards Act 2000(3)”; and

““Quality Standards” means the statement published in April 2015 by the Secretary of State under section 23 of the Care Standards Act 2000 relating to children’s homes(4)”.

(3) In the Schedule—

(a) in paragraph 3(a)—

(i) from “where appropriate” to the end becomes paragraph (i);

(ii) after paragraph (i) insert—

“(ii) where the school is also a children’s home, the Quality Standards, and”;

(b) in paragraph 4(6) and 5(6), after “National Minimum Standards” insert “and, where the school is also a children’s home, the Quality Standards,”; and

(c) in paragraph 14(2) for “with National Minimum Standards” to the end substitute—

“with—

(a) National Minimum Standards in relation to—

(i) safeguarding and promoting the health, safety and welfare of such pupils; and

(ii) adequate and suitable deployment of staff; and

(b) where the school is also a children’s home the Quality Standards.”.

(1)

S.I. 2015/728.

(2)

The National Minimum Standards are available from the Independent Education and Boarding Team, Department for Education, Bishopsgate House, Feethams, Darlington, DL1 5QE and accessible on the Department’s internet website at http://www.education.gov.uk .

(3)

2000 c. 14. Section 1 was amended by paragraph 2 of schedule 5 to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 anaw. 2.

(4)

The statement is entitled “Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations including the quality standards” and is accessible at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childrens-homes-regulations-including-quality-standards-guide. Hard copies may be obtained from Markets and Commissioning, Children in Care and Permanence, Department for Education, 3rd Floor, 2 St Paul’s Place, Sheffield, S1 2FJ.