The Education (Special Educational Needs) (Information) (England) Regulations 1999

Citation, commencement, extent and revocation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Special Educational Needs) (Information) (England) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st October 1999.

(2) These Regulations apply only in relation to England.

(3) The Education (Special Educational Needs) (Information) Regulations 1994(1) shall be revoked in relation to England.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations–

“the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996;

“the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

“maintained school” means a community, foundation or voluntary school;

“maintained special school” means a community or foundation special school; and

“statement” means a statement of special educational needs within the meaning of section 324(1) of the 1996 Act.

Publication of information about special educational needs

3.—(1) The governing body of every maintained school shall publish information about the matters set out in Schedule 1.

(2) The governing body of every maintained special school, other than one established in a hospital, shall publish information about the matters set out in Schedule 2.

(3) The governing body of every maintained special school which is established in a hospital shall publish information about the matters set out in Schedule 3.

Manner of publication of information

4.—(1) The information referred to in regulation 3 shall be published in a single document by making copies available free of charge–

(a) for distribution–

(i) to parents of pupils or prospective pupils, and

(ii) to the local education authority and District Health Authority for the area in which the school is situated,

who or which request a copy at the school or through the post; and

(b) for reference at the school.

(2) The first occasion on which copies of the document referred to in paragraph (1) above are made available in accordance with that paragraph shall be no later than 1st November 1999.

Publication of information—supplementary

5.  Where the information referred to in regulation 3 is to be published by the local education authority with the agreement of the governing body pursuant to section 92(5) of the 1998 Act it shall be supplied to them by the governing body and shall be published without material alteration.

Jacqui Smith

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department for Education and Employment

2nd September 1999