Education and Skills Act 2008

50 Variation and revocation of attendance notice

(1) Subsection (2) applies where a local education authority has given an attendance notice under section 46 to a person to whom this Part applies.

(2) If the attendance notice still has effect when—

(a) the education or training specified in the notice ends, or

(b) it becomes impracticable for the person to comply with the requirements specified in the notice because of a change of residence,

the local education authority may by notice to the person specify other education or training.

(3) Subsections (4) to (7) and (8)(c) of section 46 apply in relation to specifying education or training under subsection (2) as they apply in relation to the giving of an attendance notice.

(4) Where the local education authority gives a notice under subsection (2), the attendance notice has effect as if it specified the education or training specified in the notice under that subsection.

(5) Prescribed matters specified in an attendance notice given by a local education authority may be varied by the authority by notice given to the person to whom the attendance notice was given.

(6) Regulations may provide for other matters specified in an attendance notice given by a local education authority to be varied—

(a) with the consent of the person to whom the notice was given, or

(b) with the consent of an attendance panel established by the local education authority under section 48.

(7) Regulations under subsection (6)(b) may in particular make provision as to the procedure to be followed in relation to the giving of any consent under the regulations.

(8) An attendance notice given by a local education authority may be revoked by the authority by notice given to the person to whom the attendance notice was given.