Standards for School Premises Related Documents: • The Education (School Premises) Regulations 1999 • (for England only) section 77 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 and DfES Circular 3/99, The Protection of School Playing Fields Superseded Documents: • DfES Circular 10/96, The 1996 School Premises Regulations Overview This guidance describes, and advises on meeting, the minimum standards for the premises of all maintained schools in England and Wales. Non-maintained special schools and approved independent schools must also meet some of these standards. Action: to ensure schools meet the standards which now apply Enquiries, applications for standards to be relaxed and complaints about schools now meeting the standards, should be addressed to: School Premises Team Department for Education and Skills Caxton House 6-12 Tothill Street Tel: 020 7273 6718 LONDON Fax: 020 7273 6762 SW1H 9NA E-mail: premises.schools@dfes.gsi.gov.uk More copies: DfES Publications PO Box 5050 Sherwood Park ANNESLEY Tel: 0845 60 222 60 Nottinghamshire Fax: 0845 60 333 60 NG15 0DJ E-mail: dfes@prologistics.co.uk