The Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) (Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 2003
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2003/2314 |
2003 No. 2314
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
The Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) (Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 2003
Made 8th September 2003
Laid before Parliament 9th September 2003
Coming into force 1st October 2003
In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 69(5), as it applies to independent schools, and 138(7) and (8) of the School Standards and Framework Act 19981the Secretary of State for Education and Skills hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) (Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st October 2003.
(2) These Regulations shall apply in relation to England only.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations —
(a) “the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
(b) “the relevant religion or religious denomination” means the religion or religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets education is provided at the school, or the school is conducted (or, as the case may be, each such religion or religious denomination); and
(c) “section 69(3)” means section 69(3) of the 1998 Act as it applies to independent schools by virtue of section 124B of that Act.
Application of these Regulations
3. These Regulations specify the procedure to be followed in connection with —
(a) the designation, in an order under section 69(3), of an independent school as having a religious character; and
(b) the statement in such an order, in relation to such a school, of the relevant religion or religious denomination.
Application procedure
4.—(1) In order for an independent school to be designated as a school which has a religious character, the school’s proprietor must apply to the Secretary of State for an order under section 69(3).
(2) The application must —
(a)
(a) state the religion or religious denomination of the school;
(b)
(b) include the grounds on which the application is based and any supporting evidence of those grounds; and
(c)
(c) include any representations made by a religious body in support of the application.
(3) On receipt of an application for an order in accordance with these Regulations, the Secretary of State may consult any religious body regarding the school’s application, which he considers appropriate.
Designation procedure
5.—(1) If a school’s proprietor applies for an order in accordance with these Regulations, the Secretary of State shall designate the school as a school which has a religious character if—
(a)
(a) he is satisfied that the school is conducted or education at the school is provided in accordance with the tenets of one or more religions or religious denominations; and
(b)
(b) some or all of the premises currently...
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