UK Act of Parliament 1988 United Kingdom

Education Reform Act 1988

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Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Part 1

4 of 122 sections shown
118 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.012 Power of Secretary of State to direct advisory council to revoke determination or discharge duty.
s.017 Exemption from sex education.
s.042 Certification of statements by Audit Commission.
Part 2

Higher and Further Education

34 of 57 sections shown
s.122 Orders transferring further education corporations in Wales to higher education sector.

amended 1 time

s.122 Orders for further education corporations in England to become higher education corporations

amended 1 time

s.123 Principal powers of a higher education corporation in England

amended 3 times

s.123 Supplementary powers of a higher education corporation in England

amended 3 times

s.124 Constitution and conduct of higher education corporations in Wales.

amended 16 times

s.124 Accounts.

amended 16 times

s.124 Initial and transitional arrangements : Wales.

amended 16 times

s.124 Exercise of Powers by Privy Council.

amended 16 times

s.124 Articles of government: higher education corporations in England

amended 16 times

s.124 Instrument of government of higher education corporations in England

amended 16 times

s.124 Proceedings etc. of higher education corporations in England

amended 16 times

s.125 Charitable status of a higher education corporation.

amended 5 times

s.127 Dissolution of higher education corporations in England

amended 13 times

s.129 Government and conduct of designated institutions.

amended 10 times

s.129 Designated institutions conducted by companies. Regulated
  • Include governing body and conduct provisions in company's articlesTrader

amended 10 times

23 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 3

Education in Inner London

18 of 35 sections shown
17 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 4

Miscellaneous and General

35 of 43 sections shown
s.218 Regulations under section 218(6): further provision.

amended 30 times

8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch001 The following section shall be substituted for section 26 of... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Provide non-denominational religious education in county schoolsLocal authority
s.sch002 (1) The Authority may establish a committee for any purpose.... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Keep committee structures and activities under reviewStatutory regulator
s.sch002 (1) The chairman of the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority,... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Authority must provide documents to SCAA chairman on requestStatutory regulator
s.sch002 (1) It shall be the duty of the Authority— Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Authority must keep proper accounts and submit annual statement by AugustStatutory regulator
s.sch003 (1) The regulation of conduct and discipline in relation to... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Governing bodies must establish disciplinary and grievance procedures for school staffLocal authority
s.sch003 (1) Where the governing body of any school to which... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Governing body must notify LEA before removing school staffLocal authority
s.sch004 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, section... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must incorporate budget statements into new school articles of governmentLocal authority
s.sch007 (1) It shall be the duty of each corporation— Regulated
  • Keep proper accounts, prepare annual statements, and arrange auditsTrader
s.sch007 (1) Following the appointment by the Secretary of State of... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Higher education corporations must determine membership numbers with at least half independent membersCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch007a The instrument shall provide for the authentication of the application... Regulated
  • Include seal authentication procedures in the corporation's instrument of governmentTrader
s.sch007a The instrument shall provide for one or more officers to... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appoint at least one officer from within the governing bodyStatutory regulator
s.sch008 (1) It shall be the duty of the Corporation— Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Keep proper accounts and send annual statements to the Secretary of StateCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch008 (1) The Corporation may establish a committee for any purpose.... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Corporation must review committee structure and activitiesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch010 (1) It shall be the duty of the transferor and... Regulated
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  • Make written agreements to identify and define transferred property, rights and liabilitiesLocal authority
s.sch010 (1) Where a transfer to which this Schedule applies relates... Regulated
  • Execute land registration documents for transferred propertyAny Person
s.sch010 (1) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs 6 to... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Education Transfer Council must notify affected persons when rights splitStatutory regulator
221 other schedules
s.sch001 (1) In section 27 of that Act (special provisions as...
s.sch001 (1) In section 28 of that Act (special provisions as...
s.sch001 The word “education" shall be substituted for the word “instruction"—...
s.sch001 In section 77 of that Act (inspection of educational establishments)—...
s.sch001 In section 114(1) of that Act (interpretation) the word “education"...
s.sch001 (1) In Schedule 5 to that Act (procedure for preparing...
s.sch001 In the Child Care Act 1980 the word “education" shall...
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s.sch002 (1) The Authority may, with the approval of the Secretary...
s.sch002 (1) The Secretary of State may make grants to the...
s.sch002 The Authority may authorise the chairman, the deputy chairman, the...
s.sch002 The validity of proceedings of the Authority shall not be...
s.sch002 The Authority shall have power to regulate its own procedure...
s.sch002 The application of the seal of the Authority shall be...
s.sch002 Any document purporting to be an instrument made or issued...
s.sch002 The Authority shall not be regarded as a servant or...
s.sch002 The Authority shall have power to do anything which is...
s.sch002 (1) The Authority shall also have power to furnish assistance,...
s.sch002 (1) The Authority shall have a chief officer who shall...
s.sch002 (1) A person shall hold and vacate office as a...
s.sch002 (1) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a...
s.sch002 (1) The Authority— (a) shall pay the members of the...
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s.sch003 (1) This paragraph applies in relation to any appointment to...
s.sch003 Nothing in paragraphs 4 and 6 to 9 above shall...
s.sch003 (1) References in this Schedule to a vacancy in any...
s.sch003 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, sub-paragraphs (4) to (11)...
s.sch003 (1) The chief education officer of the local education authority...
s.sch003 (1) Where the governing body of any school to which...
s.sch003 (1) In the case of any vacancy in the office...
s.sch003 (1) In the case of any school to which section...
s.sch003 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, a local education authority...
s.sch004 (1) This paragraph applies to any new school other than...
s.sch004 (1) For the purposes of that Chapter, a new school...
s.sch004 (1) In sections 43 and 50 of this Act—
s.sch004 Section 49 of this Act shall not apply in relation...
s.sch004 Section 50(9) of this Act shall not apply in relation...
s.sch004 (1) Section 51(4) of this Act shall not apply in...
s.sch005 (1) Where the Secretary of State approves proposals for acquisition...
s.sch005 No provision of the instrument of government for such a...
s.sch005 In relation to a member of the initial governing body...
s.sch005 For the purposes of subsection (10) of section 56, a...
s.sch005 The provision that may be made by an order under...
s.sch005 (1) The Secretary of State may make grants to the...
s.sch005 The duty of a local education authority to maintain a...
s.sch005 At any time on or after the date on which...
s.sch005 On and after the incorporation date in relation to a...
s.sch005 A person who is a governor of any category (within...
s.sch005 Where the number of governors of any category for such...
s.sch005 The proceedings of the governing body of such a school...
s.sch006 The descriptions of courses referred to in sections 120(1) and...
s.sch006 For the purposes of paragraph 1(g) above a professional examination...
s.sch006 For the purposes of paragraph 1(h) above a course is...
s.sch007 (1) A higher education corporation in Wales established under section...
s.sch007 If at any time a corporation are satisfied that any...
s.sch007 A corporation shall have power to pay to the members...
s.sch007 (1) The members of a corporation shall elect a chairman...
s.sch007 (1) A corporation may establish a committee for any purpose....
s.sch007 The validity of any proceedings of a corporation or of...
s.sch007 In the event of an equality of votes at any...
s.sch007 The application of the seal of the corporation shall be...
s.sch007 Every document purporting to be an instrument made or issued...
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s.sch007 (1) Paragraphs 3 and 4 below provide for the initial...
s.sch007 (1) A corporation shall consist of— (a) not less than...
s.sch007 (1) The initial nominee members of a corporation shall consist...
s.sch007 (1) The Secretary of State is the appointing authority for...
s.sch007 (1) Appointments of members of a corporation at any time...
s.sch007 (1) A member of a corporation shall hold and vacate...
s.sch007 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a...
s.sch007a The instrument shall empower the corporation to change their name...
s.sch007a References in this Schedule, in relation to a corporation, to...
s.sch007a The instrument shall make provision for the membership of the...
s.sch007a (1) The corporation shall consist of— (a) not less than...
s.sch007a (1) The corporation shall make a determination with respect to...
s.sch007a (1) Subject to section 124C of this Act, no appointment...
s.sch007a Subject to any other requirements of this Act, the instrument...
s.sch007a The instrument may provide for the corporation to establish committees...
s.sch007a The instrument may provide for the corporation to pay allowances...
s.sch008 References below in this Schedule to the Corporation are references...
s.sch008 The Universities Funding Council shall establish committees under paragraph 9...
s.sch008 The Corporation may authorise the chairman, the chief officer or...
s.sch008 Without prejudice to any other rights the Secretary of State...
s.sch008 The validity of any proceedings of the Corporation or of...
s.sch008 Subject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule, the Corporation...
s.sch008 The application of the seal of the Corporation shall be...
s.sch008 Every document purporting to be an instrument made or issued...
s.sch008 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the Corporation shall have...
s.sch008 (1) One of the members of the Corporation shall be...
s.sch008 (1) A person shall hold and vacate office as a...
s.sch008 If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member...
s.sch008 (1) The Corporation— (a) shall pay to the members of...
s.sch008 In Part III of Schedule 1 to the House of...
s.sch008 (1) The Corporation may appoint such employees as the Corporation...
s.sch009 (1) The full-time equivalent enrolment number at any time of...
s.sch009 The following table applies for the purpose of determining the...
s.sch009 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 1(1)(a) above a student...
s.sch009 The Secretary of State may by order amend paragraphs 1...
s.sch009 For the purpose of determining under those paragraphs the full-time...
s.sch010 (1) Any property, rights and liabilities of a transferor authority...
s.sch010 When it appears to the Education Transfer Council, in the...
s.sch010 (1) The Education Transfer Council shall notify the Secretary of...
s.sch010 The Education Transfer Council may issue a certificate stating that...
s.sch010 (1) Where in the case of any transfer to which...
s.sch010 (1) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 6 above,...
s.sch010 The provisions of paragraphs 6 and 7 above shall have...
s.sch011 (1) The Secretary of State shall appoint five persons to...
s.sch011 (1) A person may at any time by notice in...
s.sch011 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the Commissioners’ duties and...
s.sch011 The Commissioners shall have power to do anything which appears...
s.sch011 The Secretary of State may pay the Commissioners such remuneration...
s.sch011 (1) The Commissioners may appoint such employees as they think...
s.sch011 The expenses of the Commissioners shall be defrayed by the...
s.sch011 (1) The Secretary of State shall appoint one of the...
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s.sch012 (1) Section 43 of that Act (freedom of speech in...
s.sch012 (1) Section 49(3) of that Act (appraisal of performance of...
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s.sch012 In section 61(1) of that Act (minimum age for governors...
s.sch012 In section 65(1) of that Act (interpretation) after the definition...
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s.sch012 In section 70 of the Local Government Act 1972 (restriction...
s.sch012 In section 78(2) of that Act (electoral arrangements: supplementary), for...
s.sch012 In section 146A(1)(a) of that Act (miscellaneous powers of local...
s.sch012 In section 177(2) of that Act (allowances to members of...
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s.sch012 In section 238 of that Act (evidence of byelaws), for...
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s.sch012 In section 35(4) of the Representation of the People Act...
s.sch012 In section 40(2) of that Act (timing as to local...
s.sch012 In section 1(1) of the Health Service Joint Consultative Committees...
s.sch012 (1) Section 7 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and...
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s.sch012 In section 97(7) of the Factories Act 1961 (facilities for...
s.sch012 In Schedule 3 to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (treatment...
s.sch012 In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (which...
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s.sch012 (1) Section 8(2) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons...
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s.sch012 In paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 5 to the Local Government...
s.sch012 In section 22 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (discrimination...
s.sch012 In section 24(2) of that Act (power to designate institutions)—...
s.sch012 In section 25(6)(c) of that Act (general duty in public...
s.sch012 In section 28 of that Act (exception for physical training),...
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s.sch012 (1) Section 4 of the Agricultural Training Board Act 1982...
s.sch012 (1) Section 5 of the Industrial Training Act 1982 (functions...
s.sch012 In section 13(1) of that Act (proposals for exemption certificates)—...
s.sch012 In section 14 (exemption certificates), in subsection (1) for the...
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s.sch012 (1) Section 1 of the Further Education Act 1985 (supply...
s.sch012 (1) Section 2 of that Act (powers of local authorities...
s.sch012 In section 3(8)(a) (financial and accounting provisions), for the word...
s.sch012 In paragraph 10(4) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act...
s.sch012 In paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Agricultural Holdings...
s.sch012 (1) Section 5 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and...
s.sch012 In section 6(1) of that Act (review of dates when...
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