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1995-96 (2)
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Statement on the progress of the revised School Premises Regulations. - Inc ref to Official report of 10 January c274.
Statement on the progress of the revised School Premises Regulations. - Inc ref to Official report of 10 January c274.
Asked by
Simon Coombs
(Conservative)
Answered by
Cheryl Gillan
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
22 February 1996
Answered on
22 February 1996
Subjects
Buildings; Building regulations; Playgrounds; Playing fields; Schools
Date
22 February 1996
Reference
17173; 272 c245W;272 c227W
House
House of Commons
Statement on conclusion she has reached following the consultation on the revised Education (School Premises) Regulations. - Including fact that these are expected to be laid in February.
Statement on conclusion she has reached following the consultation on the revised Education (School Premises) Regulations. - Including fact that these are expected to be laid in February.
Asked by
David Faber
(Conservative)
Answered by
Cheryl Gillan
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
10 January 1996
Answered on
10 January 1996
Mr. Faber: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what conclusion she has reached following the consultation on
the revised Education (School Premises) Regulations. [9026]
Mrs. Gillan: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales and I received 119 responses to the recent consultation exercise
on the revised draft education (School Premises) Regulations. Comments were sent to us by local education authorities, schools, and
a number of other organisations.
We have given careful consideration to the responses. The final version of the regulations and the circular will take account of a
number of detailed points raised. The requirements in the current regulations that bear on the health, safety and welfare of pupils
will be retained.
A number of the responses queried our proposal to deregulate area requirements for teaching accommodation and recreation areas. The
Government are not, however, persuaded by the arguments that have been put forward for the retention of these requirements. In
particular, we do not accept that the changes will mean that schools will have to accept more pupils or that there are any
implications for class size. The powers of admissions authorities will be exactly the same as they are now, while the flexibility of
governors and local authorities in the management of school facilities will be increased. We therefore propose to proceed with
deregulation of these aspects of the regulations as originally proposed.
While we do not believe there is a case for maintaining the present statutory requirements, we do accept that local education
authorities and school governors may find non-statutory guidelines useful for a variety of purposes. Two comprehensive sets of
guidance will therefore be published, one covering school accommodation and one covering school grounds.
The guidance will set out a range of possible gross floor and site areas for schools, related to pupil numbers. It will also
illustrate appropriate areas for the various curriculum activities, taking into account the requirements of the national curriculum.
In conjunction with design bulletins on specific subjects, the guidance will provide benchmarks for LEAs and others to consider when
assessing existing premises and when planning capital projects.
We now expect to lay the Education (School Premises) Regulations before Parliament in February.
Legislation
Education (School Premises) Regulations 1981
Subjects
Buildings; Building regulations; Playgrounds; Playing fields; Schools
Date
10 January 1996
Reference
9026; 269 c273-4W
House
House of Commons