Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 - Explanatory Notes

1. education (additional support for learning) (scotland) ACT 2004

   1. Explanatory Notes

      1. Introduction

      2. The Act

         1. Section 1 – Additional support needs

         2. Section 2 – Co-ordinated support plans

         3. Section 3 – Children and young persons who lack capacity

         4. Section 4 – Duties of education authority in relation to children and young persons for whom they are responsible

         5. Section 5 – General functions of education authority in relation to additional support needs

         6. Section 6 – Children and young persons for whom education authority are responsible

         7. Section 7 – Other children and young persons

         8. Section 8 – Assessments and examinations

         9. Section 9 – Duty to prepare co-ordinated support plans

         10. Section 10 – Reviews of co-ordinated support plans

         11. Section 11 – Co-ordinated support plans: further provision

         12. Section 12 – Duties to seek and take account of views, advice and information

         13. Section 13 – Provision of information on occurrence of certain events

         14. Section 14 – Supporters and advocacy

         15. Section 15 – Mediation services

         16. Section 16 – Dispute resolution

         17. Section 17 – Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland

         18. Section 18 – References to Tribunal in relation to co-ordinated support plan

         19. Section 19 – Powers of Tribunal in relation to reference

         20. Section 20 – References to Tribunal and powers of Tribunal: further provision

         21. Section 21 – Appeal to Court of Session against Tribunal decision

         22. Section 22 – Placing requests

         23. Section 23 – Other agencies to help in exercise of functions under this Act

         24. Section 24 – Power to prescribe standards for special schools

         25. Section 25 – Attendance at establishments outwith the United Kingdom

         26. Section 26 – Publication of information by education authority

         27. Section 27 – Code of practice and directions

         28. Section 28 – Requests under this Act: further provision

         29. Section 29 – Interpretation

         30. Section 30 - Transitional provision: recorded children and young people

         31. Section 31 – Duty to inform in writing or alternative permanent form

         32. Section 32 – Ancillary provision

         33. Section 33 – Modification of enactments

         34. Section 34 – Orders, regulations and rules

         35. Section 35 – Commencement and short title

         36. Schedule 1 – Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland

         37. Schedule 2 – Children and young persons with additional support needs: placing requests

         38. Schedule 3 – Modification of enactments

      3. Parliamentary History for the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004