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Schedule 1 — particulars information: applications for registration and registered schools (2006 text)

The particulars information to be furnished on application for registration — as originally made in 2006. The child protection co-ordinator statement (paragraph 11) was inserted in 2021 and is in AMENDMENT-2021.md.

Paragraph 1

Verbatim from legislation.gov.uk (text as revised on legislation.gov.uk, valid as at 2006-07-01; the amendments made by SSI 2021/251 and SSI 2025/74 are not applied there).

The name of the school.

Paragraph 2

Verbatim from legislation.gov.uk (text as revised on legislation.gov.uk, valid as at 2006-07-01; the amendments made by SSI 2021/251 and SSI 2025/74 are not applied there).

The postal address, electronic address, telephone number and facsimile number of the s chool, including a description of the heritable property occupied for the purposes of the school and plans of each building forming part of the school, indicating sanitary facilities and the dimensions of each room.

Paragraph 3

Verbatim from legislation.gov.uk (text as revised on legislation.gov.uk, valid as at 2006-07-01; the amendments made by SSI 2021/251 and SSI 2025/74 are not applied there).

The type of school, detailing which combination of the following describe the school, and the education or other provision made within it–

• a primary education;
• b secondary education;
• c provision for education other than referred to within paragraphs 3(a) or 3(b);
• d day or boarding;
• e additional support for learning;
• f church or other denominational body in whose interest the school is conducted.

Paragraph 4

Verbatim from legislation.gov.uk (text as revised on legislation.gov.uk, valid as at 2006-07-01; the amendments made by SSI 2021/251 and SSI 2025/74 are not applied there).

The maximum intended number of pupils in the school.

Paragraph 5

Verbatim from legislation.gov.uk (text as revised on legislation.gov.uk, valid as at 2006-07-01; the amendments made by SSI 2021/251 and SSI 2025/74 are not applied there).

The date from which the school is to be operational.

Paragraph 6

Verbatim from legislation.gov.uk (text as revised on legislation.gov.uk, valid as at 2006-07-01; the amendments made by SSI 2021/251 and SSI 2025/74 are not applied there).

In the case of an individual proprietor, that person’s full name, usual residential address, electronic address, telephone number and facsimile number.

Paragraph 7

Verbatim from legislation.gov.uk (text as revised on legislation.gov.uk, valid as at 2006-07-01; the amendments made by SSI 2021/251 and SSI 2025/74 are not applied there).

The postal address, electronic address, telephone number and facsimile number to which communications to the prop rietor should be sent if different from paragraph 6.

Paragraph 8

Verbatim from legislation.gov.uk (text as revised on legislation.gov.uk, valid as at 2006-07-01; the amendments made by SSI 2021/251 and SSI 2025/74 are not applied there).

Where the proprietor is not an individual–

• a the name of the proprietor;
• b the postal address, electronic address, telephone number and facsimile number of the proprietor’s principal office togethe r with such information insofar as it relates to (where it has one) the proprietor’s registered office;
• c the full name, postal address, electronic address, telephone number and facsimile number, of any person to whom the proprietor wishes communications con cerning the school to be addressed;
• d in the case of a body corporate, Scottish partnership, or unincorporated association (other than a Scottish partnership), the title of the body, partnership or association, a description of its nature and the full name a nd usual residential address of any relevant person and the capacity in which such person acts; and
• e in the case where the school is, or is conducted by, a charity, the name of that charity and details as to its registration as a charity.

Paragraph 9

Verbatim from legislation.gov.uk (text as revised on legislation.gov.uk, valid as at 2006-07-01; the amendments made by SSI 2021/251 and SSI 2025/74 are not applied there).

A copy of the school's–

• a Curriculum;
• b Statement of Aims;
• c Prospectus;
• d Admissions Policy;
• e Fire Risk Assessment Policy and Procedure;
• f Health and Safety Risk Assessment Policy and Procedure; and
• g Child Protection Policy and Procedure, including a statement of the school’s policy and practice on seeking criminal record certificates under Part V of the 1997 Act, which statement shall also include a statement detailing what checks are made, including those with reference to Part V of the 1997 Act, in respect of all persons w orking or to be working in a child care position, relative to the school.

Paragraph 10

Verbatim from legislation.gov.uk (text as revised on legislation.gov.uk, valid as at 2006-07-01; the amendments made by SSI 2021/251 and SSI 2025/74 are not applied there).

A statement confirming that criminal record certificates under Part V of the 1997 Act appropriate to the position have been obtained and are in accordance with the school’s Child Protection Policy and Procedure, in respect of–

• a the proprietor of the school;
• b all proposed teachers; and
• c all other persons in or to be in a child care position relative to the school.

Sources

• legislation.gov.uk — Registration of Independent Schools (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006/324)
• legislation.gov.uk — Registration of Independent Schools (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/251)
• legislation.gov.uk — Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Incidental, Supplementary and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/74)
• legislation.gov.uk — changes affecting SSI 2006/324