These Regulations prescribe the grounds on which a direction may be given under section 128 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 (“a section 128 direction”) prohibiting a person from taking part in the management of an independent school or alternative provision Academy in England, or placing a restriction on a person’s ability to do so. The Regulations also make provision about the procedure for giving a section 128 direction, the circumstances in which a section 128 direction may be varied or revoked and provision about appeals in respect of section 128 directions.