The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 No. 1117 (NI. 6)

PART II SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

Identification and assessment of educational needs

Duty to inform parent where special educational provision made

9.  In the 1996 Order after Article 8 insert—

“Duty to inform parent where special educational provision made

8A.   If—

(a) a child for whom no statement is maintained under Article 16 is a registered pupil at an ordinary grant-aided school;

(b) special educational provision is made for him at the school because it is considered that he has special educational needs; and

(c) his parent has not previously been informed under this Article of special educational provision made for him at the school,

the Board of Governors of the school shall inform the child’s parent that special educational provision is being made for him at the school because it is considered that he has special educational needs.”.