
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Teacher Training Hardship Grants) (England) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 20th April 2001.
(2) These Regulations shall only apply in relation to England.
2 
In these Regulations—
 “the Agency” means the Teacher Training Agency established under section 1(1) of the Education Act 1994; and
 “post-graduate teacher training course” means a post-graduate course of initial training for teachers which is provided at an eligible institution within the meaning of section 4(2) of the Education Act 1994.
3 
The Agency may pay a grant to a person undertaking a post-graduate teacher training course which began before 1st September 2000 to facilitate and encourage the training of that person as a teacher in accordance with these Regulations.
4 

(1) No grant shall be paid under regulation 3 to a person unless, in the opinion of the Agency, he is suffering from financial hardship.
(2) Nothing in this regulation shall be taken as limiting the power of the Agency to determine conditions under regulation 5.
5 
The making of a payment shall be dependent on the fulfilment of such further conditions as may be determined by the Agency.
6 
Where in the opinion of the Agency any information or assumption on the basis of which a grant has been paid is incorrect, the person to whom the grant was paid shall at the request of the Agency repay such sum not exceeding the total grant as the Agency may request.
Tessa Blackstone
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Employment
30th March 2001