Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act (asp 7) which received Royal Assent on 25 June 2009

  1. Introduction

  2. Background to the Act

  3. The Act – Section by Section

    1. Section 1: Placing requests

    2. Section 2: Mediation services

    3. Section 3: Dispute resolution

    4. Section 4: Contributions not recoverable in respect of certain services

    5. Section 5: Arrangements between education authorities

    6. Section 6: Additional support

    7. Section 7: Assessments and examination

    8. Section 8: Additional support needs etc.: specified children and young people

    9. Section 9: Functions of education authority in relation to certain pre-school children with additional support needs

    10. Section 10: Provision of advocacy service: Tribunal

    11. Section 11: Mediation services

    12. Section 12: Dispute resolution

    13. Section 13: Provision of published information to certain persons

    14. Section 14: Availability of published information

    15. Section 15:  Publication of information on dispute resolution

    16. Section 16: Power to specify additional sources of information

    17. Section 17: Provision of information by education authority on occurrence of certain events

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

    19. Section 19: References to Tribunal in relation to duties under section 12(6) and 13

    20. Section 20: Power to make rules in respect of Tribunal practice and procedure

    21. Section 21: Power to monitor implementation of Tribunal decisions

    22. Section 22: Availability of information on additional support needs

    23. Section 23: Collection of data on additional support needs

    24. Section 24: Ancillary provision

    25. Section 25: Orders

    26. Section 26: Short title and commencement

      1. Parliamentary Stages