The Education (Short Stay Schools) (Closure) (England) Regulations 2010
Section 19 of the Education Act 1996 imposes a duty on local authorities to make arrangements for securing suitable education for children who, because of exclusion from school or for any other reason, may not receive such education if the arrangements are not made for them. Section 19(2B) recognises that local authorities may fulfil this duty by establishing and maintaining schools which are specifically organised to make educational provision for children falling within that section and where they do so, these schools are known as pupil referral units. Section 249(1) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 changes the name of any school falling within section 19(2B) of the Education Act 1996 from “pupil referral unit” to “short stay school”. It comes into force on 1 September 2010.