This document establishes the specific commencement dates and regulatory amendments for the Education Reform Act 1988. The text is a statutory instrument issued by the government of Great Britain to operationalize specific provisions of the 1988 Act. It serves as a legal mechanism to bring sections of the primary legislation into force while clarifying technical adjustments to the regulatory framework.

Legal professionals and historians utilize this document as a primary source for tracking the implementation timeline of British educational policy. It is a highly technical text intended for administrative reference rather than general reading.