Restraint and seclusion 1 Restraint and seclusion 5 (1) In this Act— (a) “restraint” means physical contact by a member of the staff of an education provider which has the intention of significantly restricting the physical movement of a pupil, including restricting their freedom of movement or ability to move independently, 10 (b) “seclusion” means anything done by a member of the staff of an education provider 1 with the intention of isolating a pupil from other pupils and preventing them from leaving the place where they are isolated. (2) References in this Act to “the use of” restraint or seclusion are references to the doing of anything that would constitute restraint or, as the case may be, seclusion. 15 (3) In subsection (1), “member of the staff of an education provider” includes anyone acting under the authority of an education provider. (4) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify the definitions of restraint and seclusion in subsection (1) where they consider it necessary to do so in order to— (a) prevent the definitions capturing actions which do not carry a significant risk of 20 harm, (b) allow the definitions to capture additional actions which carry a significant risk of harm. (5) Before laying...