- Academic year
means the period of twelve months ending on the prescribed date.
- activity direction
has the meaning given by section 11A;”
- adoption agency
means an adoption agency within the meaning of section 2 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 or as defined in section 119(1)(a) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007. 57ZK 1 An employee who is permitted to take time off under section 57ZJ is entitled to be paid remuneration by his or her employer for the number of working hours for which the employee is entitled to be absent at the appropriate hourly rate. 2 The appropriate hourly rate, in relation to an employee, is the amount of one week's pay divided by the number of normal working hours in a week for that employee when employed under the contract of employment in force on the day when the time off is taken. 3 But where the number of normal working hours differs from week to week or over a longer period, the amount of one week's pay shall be divided instead by— a the average number of normal working hours calculated by dividing by twelve the total number of the employee's normal working hours during the period of twelve weeks ending with the last complete week before the day on which the time off is taken, or b where the employee has not been employed for a sufficient period to enable the calculati
- adoption agency in Wales
means an adoption agency that is— a a local authority in Wales, or b a registered adoption society whose principal office is in Wales.”
- adoption pay period
has the meaning given in section 171ZN(2);
- appropriate authority for a school
has the same meaning as in section 100;
- appropriate consent
includes consent of every person listed) for sub-paragraph (iv) (person in whose favour residence order is in force) substitute— “iv any person named in a child arrangements order as a person with whom the child is to live;”
- appropriate person
has the meaning given by section 70(5);
- authorised applicant
means— (a) the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, or (b) a person authorised by an order under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 to bring proceedings under that section;
- beginning of the detention
has the meaning given by section 70(6);
- ca Welsh adoption agency
means— i a local authority in Wales, ii a registered adoption society whose principal office is in Wales.”
- Care-related assessment
means— a a young carer's needs assessment;
- child
means a person under the age of 18;
- child arrangements order
has the meaning given by section 8(1);”
- commissioning body
means a body that is under a duty to arrange health care provision of any kind.
- contact provision
means provision which regulates arrangements relating to— a with whom a child is to spend time or otherwise have contact, or b when a child is to spend time or otherwise have contact with any person;
- detained person
has the meaning given by section 70(5);
- disabled person
means a person who is a disabled person for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010;
- disabled pupil
includes a disabled person who may be admitted to a school as a pupil.
- education, health and care provision
means—
- employee
means a person who is gainfully employed in Great Britain either under a contract of service or in an office (including elective office) with general earnings (as defined by section 7 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003). 3 Regulations may provide— a for cases where a person who falls within the definition in subsection (2) is not to be treated as an employee for the purposes of this Part, and b for cases where a person who would not otherwise be an employee for the purposes of this Part is to be treated as an employee for those purposes. 4 Without prejudice to any other power to make regulations under this Part, regulations may specify cases in which, for the purposes of this Part or of such provisions of this Part as may be prescribed— a two or more employers are to be treated as one;
- Enactment
includes a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales.
- ensuing timetable revision
means any revision, of the timetable under subsection (1)(a) for the proceedings, which the court considers may ensue from the extension. 7 When deciding whether to grant an extension under subsection (5), a court is to take account of the following guidance: extensions are not to be granted routinely and are to be seen as requiring specific justification. 8 Each separate extension under subsection (5) is to end no more than eight weeks after the later of— a the end of the period being extended;
- family proceedings
has the same meaning as in section 75 of the Courts Act 2003;
- father
includes father not married at child's birth to child's mother if there is residence order in father's favour) for paragraph (b) substitute— “b whose father is named in a child arrangements order as a person with whom the child or young person is to live,”
- health care provision
has the meaning given by section 21(3);
- involvement
means involvement of some kind, either direct or indirect, but not any particular division of a child's time.”
- learning disability
means a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind which induces significant impairment of intelligence and social functioning;
- local authority
has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989 (see section 105(1) of that Act);
- local authority foster parent
has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989 (see section 22C(12) of that Act);”
- mainstream post-16 institution
means a post-16 institution that is not a special post-16 institution;
- mainstream school
means— (a) a maintained school that is not a special school, or (b) an Academy school that is not a special school;
- maintained school
means— (a) a community, foundation or voluntary school, or (b) a community or foundation special school not established in a hospital;
- maternity allowance period
has the meaning given in section 35(2);
- maternity pay period
has the meaning given in section 165(1);
- mediation adviser
means an independent person who can provide information and advice about pursuing mediation.
- modifications
includes additions, omissions and amendments, and related expressions are to be read accordingly;
- parent
means parent of the child concerned;
- parent carer
means a person aged 18 or over who provides or intends to provide care for a disabled child for whom the person has parental responsibility. 3 The first condition is that— a it appears to the authority that the parent carer may have needs for support, or b the authority receive a request from the parent carer to assess the parent carer's needs for support. 4 The second condition is that the local authority are satisfied that the disabled child cared for and the disabled child's family are persons for whom they may provide or arrange for the provision of services under section 17. 5 An assessment under subsection (1) is referred to in this Part as a “parent carer's needs assessment”. 6 Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a parent carer if the local authority have previously carried out a care-related assessment of the parent carer in relation to the same disabled child cared for. 7 But subsection (1) does apply (and so a parent carer's needs assessment must be carried out) if it appears to the authority that the needs or circumstances of the parent carer or the disabled child cared for have changed since the last care-related assessment. 8 “Care-related asses
- period of paid adoption leave
has the same meaning as in paragraph 5B;
- period of paid paternity leave
has the same meaning as in paragraph 5A;
- post-16 institution
means an institution which— (a) provides education or training for those over compulsory school age, but (b) is not a school or other institution which is within the higher education sector and which is solely or principally concerned with the provision of higher education;
- prescribed
means prescribed by regulations. 2 In this Part “employee” means a person who is gainfully employed in Great Britain either under a contract of service or in an office (including elective office) with general earnings (as defined by section 7 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003). 3 Regulations may provide— a for cases where a person who falls within the definition in subsection (2) is not to be treated as an employee for the purposes of this Part, and b for cases where a person who would not otherwise be an employee for the purposes of this Part is to be treated as an employee for those purposes. 4 Without prejudice to any other power to make regulations under this Part, regulations may specify cases in which, for the purposes of this Part or of such provisions of this Part as may be prescribed— a two or more employers are to be treated as one;
- Primary legislation
means—
- reception
means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 5;
- registration
means registration under Chapter 2A or 3A. 2 Regulations may provide for a person to be disqualified from registration. 3 Regulations under subsection (2) may provide for a person not to be disqualified from registration (and in particular may provide for a person not to be disqualified from registration for the purposes of section 76B) by reason of any fact which would otherwise cause the person to be disqualified if— a the person has disclosed the fact to the Chief Inspector, and b the Chief Inspector has consented in writing to the person's not being disqualified from registration and has not withdrawn the consent. 76B 1 A person who is disqualified from registration by reg
- relevant body
means— (a) the governing body of a maintained school, maintained nursery school or institution within the further education sector;
- relevant early years education
has the meaning given by section 123 of SSFA 1998;
- relevant family application
means an application that— (a) is made to the court in, or to initiate, family proceedings, and (b) is of a description specified in Family Procedure Rules.
- relevant local authority
means an English local authority for an area in which a person who is (or, as the case may be, was) registered with the early years childminder agency or later years childminder agency for the purposes of Chapter 2 or 3 provides (or has provided) early years provision or later years provision in respect of which he or she is (or was) registered.”
- relevant person
means— a a person who, in connection with an employee's claim to be entitled to leave under section 75E or 75G, is required to satisfy conditions specified in provision under section 75E(2) or (5) or 75G(2) or (5), or b a person who is an employer or former employer of such a person. 3 In subsection (2)(b) “employer”, in relation to a person falling within subsection (2)(a) who is an employed earner, includes a person who is a secondary contributor as regards that employed earner. 4 The conditions as to employment or self-employment that may be specified in provision under section 75E(2) or (5) or 75G(2) or (5) include conditions as to being in employed or self-employed earner's employment. 5 In subsections (3) and (4)— • “employed earner” and “self-employed earner” have the meaning given by section 2 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, subject for these purposes to the effect of regulations made under section 2(2)(b) of that Act (persons who are to be treated as employed or self-employed earners);
- relevant school or post-16 institution
means— (a) a maintained school;
- relevant week
means— a where maternity allowance is payable to a mother, a week or part of a week falling before the time at which the mother takes action that is treated by regulations as constituting for the purposes of this section her return to work;
- relevant youth accommodation
has the meaning given by section 70(5);
- social care provision
has the meaning given by section 21(4);
- special educational needs
has the meaning given by section 20(1);
- special educational provision
has the meaning given by section 21(1) and (2);
- Special needs information
means—
- special post-16 institution
means a post-16 institution that is specially organised to make special educational provision for students with special educational needs;
- specified
means specified, or of a description specified, in regulations under this section.
- Statutory provision
means a provision made by or under this or any other Act, whenever passed or made.
- statutory shared parental pay
includes statutory pay under Northern Ireland legislation corresponding to the provisions of Part 12ZC of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.
- staying put arrangement
has the meaning given by section 23CZA.”
- the appropriate authority for a school
means— (a) in the case of a maintained school, the governing body, (b) in the case of an Academy, the proprietor, and (c) in the case of a pupil referral unit, the management committee;
- the Chief Inspector
means Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills;
- the court
means the High Court or the family court;
- the home authority
has the meaning given by section 70(6) (subject to subsection (7) of that section);
- the No. 2 Order
means the Family Law Act 1996 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1892), and • “the No. 3 Order” means the Family Law Act 1996 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2572).
- the No. 3 Order
means the Family Law Act 1996 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2572).
- the Office
has the meaning given in paragraph 1(1).
- the prescribed period
means the period of the length prescribed by regulations under section 171ZU(2)(c) or (4)(d) or 171ZV(2)(c) or (4)(d), as the case may be. 171ZX 1 The liability to make payments of statutory shared parental pay under section 171ZU or 171ZV is a liability of any person of whom the person entitled to the payments has been an employee as mentioned in section 171ZU(2)(c) or (4)(d) or 171ZV(2)(c) or (4)(d), as the case may be. 2 Regulations must make provision as to a former employer's liability to pay statutory shared parental pay to a person in any case where the former employee's contract of service with the person has been brought to an end by the former employer solely, or mainly, for the purpose of avoiding liability for statutory shared parental pay. 3 The Secretary of State may, with the concurrence of the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, by regulations specify circumstances in which, notwithstanding this section, liability to make payments of statutory shared parental pay is to be a liability of the Commissioners. 171ZY 1 Statutory shared parental pay is payable at such fixed or earnings-related weekly rate as may be prescribed by reg
- the relevant amount of time
means an amount of time specified in or determined in accordance with regulations under section 75E. 4 Provision under subsection (1)(a) is to secure that the amount of leave that an employee is entitled to take in respect of a child takes into account— a in a case where another person is entitled to leave under section 75E in respect of the child, the amount of such leave taken by the other person;
- The relevant time
means the time at which, under the statutory provision in question, something is required or permitted to be done by or in relation to the parent or young person.
- Tobacco
has the same meaning in this section as in section 7 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (offence of selling tobacco to children).
- training
has the same meaning as in section 15ZA of EA 1996;
- week
means any period of seven days. 16 The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that the following do not have effect, or have effect with modifications specified by the regulations, in a case where the mother of a child dies before another person has become entitled to leave under section 75E in respect of the child— a section 75E(4)(b), (c) and (e);
- well-being
has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Care Act 2014. 12 A local authority, in carrying out a parent carer's needs assessment, must involve— a the parent carer, b any child for whom the parent carer has parental responsibility, and c any person who the parent carer requests the authority to involve. 13 A local authority that have carried out a parent carer's needs assessment must give a written record of the assessment to— a the parent carer, and b any person to whom the parent carer requests the authority to give a copy. 14 A local authority in England must take reasonable steps to identify the extent to which there are parent carers within their area who have needs for support. 17ZE 1 This section applies for the purposes of section 17ZD. 2 The references in section 17ZD to providing care include a reference to providing practical or emotional support. 3 Where a local authority— a are required to carry out a parent carer's needs assessment, and b are required or have decided to carry out some other assessment of the parent carer or of the disabled child cared for, the local authority may combine the assessments. 4 The Secretary of State may by regulations make furt
- year 1
means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 6;
- year 2
means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 7;
- year group
means a group of children at a school the majority of whom will, in a particular school year, attain the same age.”
- young carer
means a person under 18 who provides or intends to provide care for another person (but this is qualified by section 17ZB(3)). 4 Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a young carer if the local authority have previously carried out a care-related assessment of the young carer in relation to the same person cared for. 5 But subsection (1) does apply (and so a young carer's needs assessment must be carried out) if it appears to the authority that the needs or circumstances of the young carer or the person cared for have changed since the last care-related assessment. 6 “Care-related assessment” means— a a young carer's needs assessment;
- young person
means a person over compulsory school age but under 25.
- za adoption agency
means— i a local authority in England, ii a registered adoption society whose principal office is in England,”