Changing of School Session Times (England) Regulations 1999
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1999 No. 2733
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
The Changing of School Session Times (England) Regulations 1999
Made 30th September 1999
Laid before Parliament 8th October 1999
Coming into force 1st November 1999
In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 41(3) and 138(7) and (8) of the School Standards and Framework Act 19981and all other enabling powers, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and application
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Changing of School Session Times (England) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st November 1999.
(2) These Regulations apply only in relation to England.
Procedure for changing school session times
2.—(1) Where the governing body of a community, voluntary controlled or community special school propose to make any change in the times of the school sessions (or, if there is only one, the school session), they shall—
(a)
(a) before taking any of the actions mentioned in sub-paragraphs (b) to (h) below, consult the local education authority, the head teacher and all persons employed in any teaching or non-teaching post at the school;
(b)
(b) prepare a statement—
(i) indicating that they propose to make a change in those times,
(ii) specifying the proposed change and when they propose that it should take effect,
(iii) drawing attention to any comment on the proposal included as an annex to the statement by virtue of sub-paragraph (c) below and including such response to the comment as they may consider appropriate, and
(iv) giving details of the date, time and place of the meeting which they are required to hold by virtue of sub-paragraph (f) below;
(c)
(c) if so required by the local education authority, include as an annex to that statement such written comment on the proposal as the authority may provide for that purpose;
(d)
(d) produce that statement and any annex in such language or languages (in addition to English), if any, as they consider appropriate or as the local education authority may direct;
(e)
(e) take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure—
(i) that the parents2of all registered pupils at the school are given (free of charge) a copy of the statement and any annex not less than two weeks before the meeting which the governing body are required to hold...
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