The Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2006/1751 |
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006 and come into force on 1st September 2006.(2) These Regulations apply only in relation to schools in England.In these Regulations — (1) The Education (Pupil Registration) Regulations 1995 (2) The Education (Pupil Registration) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001 an admission register; and except in the case of a school of which all the pupils are boarders, an attendance register. name in full;sex;the name and address of every person known to the proprietor of the school to be a parent of the pupil and, against the entry on the register of the particulars of any parent with whom the pupil normally resides, an indication of that fact and a note of at least one telephone number at which the parent can be contacted in an emergency;day, month and year of birth;day, month and year of admission or re-admission to the school; andname and address of the school last attended, if any.(2) In the case of every school which includes boarding pupils a statement as to whether each pupil of compulsory school age is a boarder or a day pupil shall be added to the particulars specified in paragraph (1) , and that statement shall be amended accordingly where a registered pupil at the school becomes or ceases to be a boarder at the school.(3) For the purposes of this regulation only a pupil is a pupil at the school from the beginning of the first day on which the school has agreed, or has been notified, that the pupil will attend the school.present;absent;attending an approved educational activity within paragraph (4) ; orunable to attend due to exceptional circumstances within paragraph (5) ;in the case of any such pupil of compulsory school age who is absent, a statement whether or not his absence is authorised in accordance with paragraph (2) ;in the case of any such pupil of compulsory school age who is attending an approved educational activity the nature of that activity; andin the case of any pupil unable to attend due to exceptional circumstances, the nature of those circumstances:he has been granted leave of absence in accordance with regulation 7; orby reason of sickness or unavoidable cause;on a day exclusively set apart for religious observance by the religious body to which his parent belongs; orbecause the school is not within walking distance of the pupil's home, and no suitable arrangements have been made by the local education authority either for his transport to and from the school, or for boarding accommodation for him at or near the school or for enabling him to become a registered pupil at a school nearer his home.(3) Where the reason for a pupil's absence cannot be established at the time when the register is taken, that absence shall be recorded as unauthorised and any subsequent correction to the register recording that absence as authorised shall be made in accordance with regulation 13 and as soon as practicable after the reason for the absence is established by the person with responsibility for completing the register.approved by a person authorised in that behalf by the proprietor of the school;of an educational nature, including work experience under section 560 of the Education Act 1996 supervised by a person authorised in that behalf by the proprietor or the head teacher of the school; orattendance at another school at which the pupil is a registered pupil.the school site, or part of it, is closed due to unavoidable cause at a time when pupils are due to attend; orin the case of a pupil for whom transport to school is provided by the school or a local education authority, and whose home is not within walking distance of the school, that transport is not available.(6) The name of a pupil may only be deleted from the attendance register when that pupil's name has been deleted from the admission register for that school in accordance with regulation 8.(7) For the purpose of this regulation “walking distance” has the meaning given to that expression in section 444(5) of the Education Act 1996 .(1) Leave of absence may only be granted by a person authorised in that behalf by the proprietor of the school.employment for the purpose of taking part in a performance within the meaning of section 37 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 employment abroad for the purpose mentioned in section 25 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 an application has been made in advance to the proprietor by a parent with whom the pupil normally resides; andthe proprietor, or a person authorised by the proprietor in accordance with paragraph (1) , considers that leave of absence should be granted due to the special circumstances relating to that application.(4) Save in exceptional circumstances, a pupil shall not in pursuance of paragraph (3) be granted more than ten school days leave of absence in any school year.(5) This regulation applies only in relation to a maintained school and a special school not maintained by a local education authority.where the pupil is registered at the school in accordance with the requirements of a school attendance order, that another school is substituted by the local education authority for that named in the order or the order is revoked by the local education authority on the ground that arrangements have been made for the child to receive efficient full-time education suitable to his age, ability and aptitude otherwise than at school;except where it has been agreed by the proprietor that the pupil
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