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Children, Schools and Families Act 2010

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Children, Schools and Families Act 2010. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

  2. Background and Summary

  3. Overall Structure of the Act

    1. Part 1: Children and Schools

    2. Part 2: Family Proceedings

    3. Part 3: Miscellaneous and Final Provisions

    4. Schedules

  4. Commentary on Sections

    1. Part 1: Children and Schools

      1. Children with special educational needs etc

        1. Section 1: School inspections: pupils with disabilities or special educational needs

        2. Section 2: Right of appeal against determination by local authority not to amend statement

      2. Exceptional provision for ill or excluded children etc

        1. Section 3: Exceptional provision of education in short stay schools or elsewhere

      3. Powers of governing bodies

        1. Section 4: Power to provide community facilities etc

        2. Sections 5 to 7- Powers of governing bodies

        3. Section 5: Power to form company to establish Academy, etc

        4. Section 6: Powers to assist etc proprietor of Academy and be a member of a foundation

        5. Section 7: Power to propose new schools

      4. Local Safeguarding Children Boards

        1. Sections 8 and 9

        2. Section 8: Supply of information requested by LSCBs in England

        3. Section 9: Supply of information requested by LSCBs in Wales

        4. Section 10: Review by Chief Inspector of performance of LSCBs in England

    2. Part 2: Family Proceedings

      1. Section 11: Restriction on publication of information relating to family proceedings

      2. Section 12: Authorised publication of court orders and judgments

      3. Section 13: Authorised news publications

      4. Section 14: Permitting publication for purposes of section 13: general

      5. Section 15: Permitting publication for the purposes of section 13: adoption etc

      6. Section 16: Prohibiting or restricting publication for purposes of section 13

      7. Section 17: Defences to contempt of court

      8. Section 18: Appeals against decisions under section 12 or 13

      9. Section 19: Power to alter treatment of sensitive personal information

      10. Section 20: Independent review

      11. Section 21: Interpretation of Part 2, etc

    3. Part 3: Miscellaneous and Final Provisions

      1. Section 22: Amendments of provisions about complaints in ASCLA 2009

      2. Section 23: Fees for pre-registration inspections of independent educational institutions

      3. Section 24: Interpretation of Act

      4. Section 25: Amendments and repeals

      5. Section 27 Transitional provision

  5. Territorial Extent and Application

    1. Territorial Application: Wales

  6. Commencement

  7. Hansard References

  8. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations

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