
2021 No. 612 (W. 163)
Education, Wales
The Relaxation of School Reporting Requirements (Wales) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021
Made 23 May 2021
Laid before Senedd Cymru 25 May 2021
Coming into force 18 June 2021
The Welsh Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 29(3) and (5), 408(1), 537(1), (4) and (7), 537A(1), (2) and (3) and 569(4) of the Education Act 1996 and sections 19(1) and 54(3) of the Education Act 1997 , and now vested in them, and in exercise of the powers conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by sections 30(1) and 210(7) of the Education Act 2002 and now vested in them, and after consulting with those persons with whom consultation appeared to the Welsh Ministers to be desirable pursuant to section 408(5) of the Education Act 1996, make the following Regulations:
Title and coming into force
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(1) The title of these Regulations is the Relaxation of School Reporting Requirements (Wales) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 18 June 2021.
Amendment of the School Governors’ Annual Reports (Wales) Regulations 2011
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(1) The School Governors’ Annual Reports (Wales) Regulations 2011 are amended as follows.
(2) After regulation 1A insert—“
Disapplication of certain requirements for the 2020-2021 school year
1B. 
The information specified in paragraphs 6, 7 and 8(b) of Schedule 2 and relating to the 2020-2021 school year must not be included in any governors’ report.”
(3) In regulation 5(2)(a), after “Schedule 2” insert “(unless such information is not required by virtue of regulation 1B)”.
Amendment of the Head Teacher’s Report to Parents and Adult Pupils (Wales) Regulations 2011
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After regulation 1A of the Head Teacher’s Report to Parents and Adult Pupils (Wales) Regulations 2011 insert—“
Modification of duties for school year 2020-2021
1B. 
The duty imposed on a head teacher by regulation 3(3) in respect of the 2020-2021 school yearis to be treated as discharged if the head teacher has used reasonable endeavours to discharge the duty.”
Amendment of the School Information (Wales) Regulations 2011
4 
After regulation 1A of the School Information (Wales) Regulations 2011 insert—“
Disapplication of certain duties for the 2020-2021 school year
1B. 
The information specified in paragraph 30 of Schedule 3 and relating to the 2020-2021 school year must not be included in any school prospectus.”
Amendment of the School Performance Information (Wales) Regulations 2011
5 
After regulation 1A of the School Performance Information (Wales) Regulations 2011 insert—“
Disapplication of certain duties for the 2020-2021 school year
1B. 
The information provided pursuant to regulations 5 and 6 must not include any information relating to the 2020-2021 school year.”
Jeremy Miles
Minister for Education and the Welsh Language, one of the Welsh Ministers
23 May 2021