The Provision of School Education for Children under School Age (Prescribed Children) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2007
Section 32 of the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 amended section 1 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (“the 1980 Act”) by imposing a duty on an education authority to secure the provision of school education for categories of children as may be prescribed by the Scottish Ministers. Section 1(1B) of the 1980 Act provides the power to prescribe the amount of school education that children within those categories are to receive.