Introduction
1.These explanatory notes relate to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 which received Royal Assent on 11 May 2001. They have been prepared by the Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) in order to assist the reader of the Act and help inform debate on it. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by Parliament.
2.The notes need to be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So where a section or part of a section does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given.