Education written question – answered at on 4 July 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what regulations his Department introduced between 1 February 2012 and 31 May 2012; and at what cost to the public purse.
holding answer
In the period
Two of the statutory instruments revoke existing legislation, three revoke and replace existing regulations, 20 amend existing regulations and two are commencement orders which bring into force provisions of primary legislation (the Education Act 2011) and are not subject to parliamentary procedure.
In some cases, the effect of a particular regulation would be sufficient to warrant an impact assessment (in line with the rules set out by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills). The impact assessment would include the cost to the frontline of implementing the regulation. Where an impact assessment has been produced, this would be indicated in the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying the regulation. In relation to those statutory instruments listed as follows, it was envisaged that there would be little or no impact upon business, charities, voluntary bodies or the public sector.
The following statutory instruments were made and came into force between
Title | Made | Laid | In force |
Children Act 2004 Information Database (England) (Revocation) Regulations 2012 | 14 May 2012 | — | 15 May 2012 |
Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 | 1 May 2012 | 8 May 2012 | 31 May 2012 |
Sixth Form College Corporations (Publication of Proposals) (England) Regulations 2012 | 30 April 2012 | 1 May 2012 | 22 May 2012 |
Education Act 2011 (Abolition of the GTCE Consequential Amendments and Revocations) Order 2012 | 25 April 2012 | 3 May 2012 | 25 May 2012 |
Wiltshire Council (Arrangements for the Provision of Suitable Education) Order 2012 | 18 April 2012 | 23 April 2012 | 18 May 2012 |
Alternative Provision Academies and 16 to 19 Academies (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) (England) Order 2012 | 29 March 2012 | 4 April 2012 | 1 May 2012 |
Alternative Provision Academies (Consequential Amendments to Acts) (England) Order 2012 | 29 March 2012 | — | 1 April 2012 |
Young People's Learning Agency Abolition (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) (England) Order 2012 | 26 March 2012 | 3 April 2012 | 1 May 2012 |
Schools (Specification and Disposal of Articles) Regulations 2012 | 27 March 2012 | — | 1 April 2012 |
Education Act 2011 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2012 | 22 March 2012 | — | 1 April 2012 |
Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Order 2012 | 14 March 2012 | — | 15 March 2012 |
Education Act 2011 (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2012 | 8 March 2012 | 9 March 2012 | 1 April 2012 |
Education (Specified Work) (England) Regulations 2012 | 8 March 2012 | 9 March 2012 | 1 April 2012 |
Education (School Teachers' Prescribed Qualifications, etc.) (Amendment) Order 2012 | 5 March 2012 | 8 March 2012 | 1 April 2012 |
Consistent Financial Reporting (England) Regulations 2012 | 2 March 2012 | 8 March 2012 | 31 March 2012 |
Teachers' Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2012 | 2 March 2012 | 8 March 2012 | 1 April 2012 |
School Behaviour (Determination and Publicising of Measures in Academies) Regulations 2012 | 29 February 2012 | 7 March 2012 | 1 April 2012 |
Teachers' Disciplinary (England) Regulations 2012 | 28 February 2012 | 5 March 2012 | 1 April 2012 |
Education (Teacher Student Loans) (Repayment etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 | 28 February 2012 | 5 March 2012 | 1 April 2012 |
Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 | 28 February 2012 | 5 March 2012 | 1 April 2012 |
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children's Homes etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 | 23 February 2012 | 29 February 2012 | 1 April 2012 |
Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2012 | 21 February 2012 | 28 February 2012 | 22 March 2012 |
Education (School Teachers) (Qualifications and Appraisal) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2012 | 8 March 2012 | 9 March 2012 | 1 April 2012 |
School Governance (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 | 17 February 2012 | 24 February 2012 | 17 March 2012 |
School Finance (England) Regulations 2012 | 8 February 2012 | 16 February 2012 | 15 March 2012 |
15 of the statutory instruments were made during the relevant period but come into force after
Title | Made | Laid | In force |
Adoption Agencies (Panel and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2012 | 28 May 2012 | 1 June 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
Education (Exemption from School Inspection) (England) Regulations 2012 | 15 May 2012 | 18 May 2012 | 8 June 2012 |
Education (School Performance Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 | 14 May 2012 | 18 May 2012 | 8 June 2012 |
Education Act 2011 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2012 | 12 April 2012 | — | 1 August 2012 |
School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 | 19 April 2012 | 20 April 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (England) Regulations 2012 | 18 April 2012 | 20 April 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
Education (Penalty Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 | 2 April 2012 | 16 April 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012 | 14 April 2012 | 19 April 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012 | 14 April 2012 | 19 April 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (England) Regulations 2012 | 3 April 2012 | 13 April 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
Education (Charges for Early Years Provision) Regulations 2012 | 27 March 2012 | 3 April 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
Childcare (Early Years Register) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 | 26 March 2012 | 27 March 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012 | 26 March 2012 | 27 March 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development Requirements) (Amendment) Order 2012 | 26 March 2012 | 27 March 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
School Teachers’ Incentive Payments (England) Order 2012 | 19 March 2012 | 26 March 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
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