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Shared Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
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“Shared education”
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2.—(1) This section applies for the purposes of—
(a)this Act; and
(b)section 2(3) of, and paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 1 to, the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (duty of Education Authority to encourage, facilitate and promote shared education).
(2) “Shared education” means the education together of—
(a)those of different religious belief, including reasonable numbers of both Protestant and Roman Catholic children or young persons; and
(b)those who are experiencing socio-economic deprivation and those who are not,
which is secured by the working together and co-operation of two or more relevant providers.
(3) In subsection (2) “relevant provider” means a person providing—
(a)education at a grant-aided school, or
(b)services of any kind (including youth services) which provide educational benefit to children or young persons.
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