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Addressing Bullying in Schools Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 2 Cited in Amendments 2 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
Citation2016 NI c 25
Year2016
any verbal, written or electronic communication,any other act, orany combination of those,(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) , “act” includes omission.ensure that policies designed to prevent bullying involving a registered pupil at the school are pursued at the school;on the premises of the school during the school day;while travelling to or from the school during the school term;while the pupil is in the lawful control or charge of a member of the staff of the school; orwhile the pupil is receiving educational provision arranged on behalf of the school and provided elsewhere than on the premises of the school;at intervals of no more than 4 years; and(without prejudice to sub-paragraph (i) ) at such times as the Department may direct;before determining or revising those measures, consult (in such manner as appears to it to be appropriate) the principal and the registered pupils at the school and the parents of those pupils;in determining or reviewing those measures, have due regard to any guidance given by the Department;a copy of that statement is given or otherwise made available, free of charge and in such form as the Board of Governors considers appropriate, to the parents of all registered pupils at the school and to the staff of the school; andcopies of the statement are available for inspection at the school at all reasonable times, free of charge and in such form as the Board of Governors considers appropriate; andsecure that such measures are taken.involves the use of electronic communication;takes place in circumstances other than those listed in subsection (1) (b) ; andis likely to have a detrimental effect on that pupil's education at the school.in relation to grant-aided schools generally;in relation to a class or description of grant-aided school; orin relation to any particular grant-aided school or schools.(4) In Article 3(3) (a) (ii) of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (duty of the principal to determine measures) omit the words “and, in particular, preventing all forms of bullying among pupils”.

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