Statutory Instrument 1994 No. 2034

The Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) Regulations 1994

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1994 No. 2034

EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) Regulations 1994

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 17(6) and (7) and 35(4) of the Education Act 1980^[1] and after consulting, in accordance with section 17(8) of that Act, such bodies as appear to them to be appropriate and to be representative of schools eligible to participate in the assisted places scheme, the Secretary of State for Education, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, hereby make the following Regulations, a draft of which has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

    1.—(1)  These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Assisted Places) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 26th August 1994.

    (2)  These Regulations shall apply in relation to a school year beginning on or after the date mentioned in paragraph (1).

    (3)  In these Regulations, a reference to the principal Regulations is a reference to the Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1989^[2].

    2.    In paragraphs (3) and (4) of regulation 11 of the principal Regulations, for the sum "£1,125" there shall be substituted the sum "£1,140" in each place where it appears.

    3.—(1)  In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (scales of remission), for the sum "£9,225" there shall be substituted the sum "£9,352".

    (2)  For the Table in paragraph 2 of that Schedule there shall be substituted the following Table-

TABLE

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Part of relevant income to which specified percentage applies	Only assisted pupil	Each of two assisted pupils	Each of three assisted pupils
That part which exceeds £9,186 but does not exceed £9,988	9%	6.75%	5.25%
That part (if any) which exceeds £9,988 but does not exceed £10,804	12%	9%	7%
That part (if any) which exceeds £10,804 but does not exceed £12,422	15%	11.25%	8.75%
That part (if any) which exceeds £12,422 but does not exceed £14,913	21%	15.75%	12.25%
That part (if any) which exceeds £14,913 but does not exceed £18,163	24%	18%	14%
That part (if any) which exceeds £18,163	33%	24.75%	19.25%

Eric Forth

Minister of State Department for Education

28th July 1994

John Redwood

Secretary of State for Wales

30th July 1994

These Regulations amend the Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1989 in respect of a school year beginning on or after 26th August 1994.

The reductions to be made in relevant income in respect of dependent relatives pursuant to regulation 11(3) and (4) of the 1989 Regulations are increased from £1,125 to £1,140 (regulation 2).

The means test for the remission of fees is relaxed; the level of income at or below which fees are to be wholly remitted is set at £9,352 instead of £9,225 with corresponding increases in the extent of remission where relevant income exceeds that sum (regulation 3).

[1] 1980 c. 20. back

[2] S.I. 1989/1235, amended by S.I. 1990/1546, 1991/1767, 1992/1798 and 1993/1936. back