Education, England Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Coronavirus, Remote Education Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 12th February 2021. Expiry 2 These Regulations expire on 31st August 2021. Amendment of the School Information (England) Regulations 2008 3 1 The School Information (England) Regulations 2008 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 2 (interpretation)— a in the definition of “maintained school”— i after paragraph (a) omit “and”; ii in paragraph (b), for “Parts 3 and 4” substitute “Part 3 and regulation 10”; iii after paragraph (b) insert— , and c for the purposes of regulation 10A, a community, foundation or voluntary school, a community or foundation special school , or a pupil referral unit; ; b for the definition of “non-maintained special school” substitute— “non-maintained special school” means— for the purposes of regulation 10A, a school that is approved under section 342 of EA 1996, and otherwise, a school that is approved under section 342 of EA 1996 and which is not established in a hospital; . 3 After regulation 10 (information to be published on a website) , insert— Additional information to be published: remote education 10A 1 This regulation applies to the following schools— a a maintained school, b a non-maintained special school. 2 The governing body of a school to which this regulation applies must arrange for the information specified in paragraph (3) to be published in accordance with this regulation. 3 The information is details about the arrangements for meeting the requirement to provide remote education in paragraph 2 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 Provision of Remote Education (England) Temporary Continuity Direction given on 30th September 2020 by the Secretary of State for Education . 4 Where a website is maintained for the school by or on behalf of the governing body, the information must be published on that website. 5 Where there is no website maintained for the school, the information must be published on a website, the address and details of which are made known to parents . 6 The governing body must provide a paper copy of the information published on the website without charge to parents on request. 7 The governing body must arrange for the information published on the website to be updated as soon as is reasonably practicable following a change to that information. . Amendment of the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 4 1 The Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 3 (independent school standards)— a in paragraph (1), for “paragraphs (2) and (3)” substitute “paragraphs (2) to (4)”; b after paragraph (3) insert— 4 The standard contained in paragraph 32(1)(k) of the Schedule applies to the following schools only— a an Academy , b an independent school other than an Academy where that school has registered pupils whose education at the school is wholly paid for out of public funds received by the school from the Secretary of State, a local authority in England or an educational establishment in England falling within the definition of “school” in section 4 of the Education Act 1996 . 5 In this regulation, “public funds” means moneys provided by Parliament. . 3 In paragraph 32(1) of the Schedule (provision of information)— a after paragraph (i) omit “and”; b after paragraph (j) insert— ; and k particulars of the arrangements for meeting the requirement to provide remote education in paragraph 2 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 Provision of Remote Education (England) Temporary Continuity Direction given on 30th September 2020 by the Secretary of State for Education are published and maintained on the school’s website or, where no such website exists, are provided to parents . . Nick Gibb Minister of State Department for Education 4th February 2021