Education (Independent Educational Provision in England) (Unsuitable Persons) Regulations 2009 come into force

Implementation date: 12 October 2009

The Regulations state that if a type of work prescribed in the Regulations is carried out by a person deemed unsuitable to work with children in an independent educational institution, this may lead to the removal of the institution from the register of independent schools. The Regulations also set out the directions, orders and decisions which indicate a person is unsuitable. It is an offence to operate an institution which is not registered. The Regulations can be viewed on the OPSI website.