Explanatory Note
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Information as to Provision of
Education (England) Regulations 2016 (“the 2016 Regulations”)
(S.I. 2016/555),
which require local authorities in England to provide to the
Secretary of State each year prescribed information relating
to the provision of primary and secondary education in their
area.
Regulation 2(2) replaces regulation 2 of the 2016 Regulations
with new interpretation provisions to reflect the changes
made by these Regulations.
Regulation 2(3) replaces regulation 3 of the 2016 Regulations
with regulations 3 and 3A, with the effect that the
information set out in Schedule 1 about the capacity of
schools and pupil numbers is to be provided to the Secretary
of State via the online facility known as the COLLECT portal,
while the information set out in Schedule 1A about the
capital spending of schools is to be provided via the online
facility known as the Capital Spend Survey portal. The
windows of time for providing this information are also
amended.
Regulation 2(4) amends regulation 5 of the 2016 Regulations
to ensure that the determination of the capacity of a school
and settings within a school are calculated in accordance
with updated guidance.
Regulation 2(5) replaces Schedule 1 to the 2016 Regulations
with Schedules 1 and 1A to reflect the split between
information to be provided via the COLLECT portal and
information to be provided by the Capital Spend Survey
portal. The substitution made by regulation 2(5) also makes
changes to the information that local authorities must
provide. The key change is that information regarding school
capacity and pupil numbers is now required in relation to
special schools and other high needs settings.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this
instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private,
voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
