The Schools (Recording and Reporting of Seclusion and Restraint) (England) Regulations 2025

Made: 15th December 2025

Laid before Parliament: 17th December 2025

Coming into force: 1st April 2026

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Citation, commencement, extent and application

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Interpretation

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Meaning of seclusion etc.

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Recording and reporting seclusion etc. by members of school staff

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Provision for safeguarding of pupils

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Use of force incidents

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Amendment of the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014

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Amendment of the Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) Regulations 2015

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Signed

Olivia Bailey — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State — Department for Education — 15th December 2025

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1996 c. 56. Section 342 was substituted by the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31), Schedule 30, paragraph 82. There are other amendments to section 342 that are not relevant to these Regulations. Section 563 has been amended by the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, Schedule 30, paragraph 172 and Schedule 31 and by S.I. 2010/1158. See the definition of “regulations” in section 579(1).

[^f00002]: 2008 c. 25. There is an amendment to section 94 that is not relevant to these Regulations. See the definition of “regulations” in section 168(1).

[^f00003]: There is an amendment to section 576 that is not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00004]: 1989 c. 41. Section 20 was amended by S.I. 2016/413. There are other amendments that are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00005]: 2006 c. 40. “Disciplinary penalty” is defined in section 90 of that Act.

[^f00006]: Section 93A was inserted by the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), section 246.

[^f00007]: S.I. 2014/3283.

[^f00008]: S.I. 2015/728.

Editorial notes