Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004

1. Introduction

2. The Act

   1. Section 1 – Additional support needs

   2. Section 2 – Co-ordinated support plans

   3. Section 3 – Children and young persons who lack capacity

   4. Section 4 – Duties of education authority in relation to children and young persons for whom they are responsible

   5. Section 5 – General functions of education authority in relation to additional support needs

   6. Section 6 – Children and young persons for whom education authority are responsible

   7. Section 7 – Other children and young persons

   8. Section 8 – Assessments and examinations

   9. Section 9 – Duty to prepare co-ordinated support plans

   10. Section 10 – Reviews of co-ordinated support plans

   11. Section 11 – Co-ordinated support plans: further provision

   12. Section 12 – Duties to seek and take account of views, advice and information

   13. Section 13 – Provision of information etc. on occurrence of certain events

   14. Section 14 – Supporters and advocacy

   15. Section 15 – Mediation services

   16. Section 16 – Dispute resolution

   17. Section 17 – Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland

   18. Section 18 – References to Tribunal in relation to co-ordinated support plan

   19. Section 19 – Powers of Tribunal in relation to reference

   20. Section 20 – References to Tribunal and powers of Tribunal: further provision

   21. Section 21 – Appeal to Court of Session against Tribunal decision

   22. Section 22 – Placing requests

   23. Section 23 – Other agencies etc. to help in exercise of functions under this Act

   24. Section 24 – Power to prescribe standards etc. for special schools

   25. Section 25 – Attendance at establishments outwith the United Kingdom

   26. Section 26 – Publication of information by education authority

   27. Section 27 – Code of practice and directions

   28. Section 28 – Requests under this Act: further provision

   29. Section 29 – Interpretation

   30. Section 30 - Transitional provision: recorded children and young people

   31. Section 31 – Duty to inform in writing or alternative permanent form

   32. Section 32 – Ancillary provision

   33. Section 33 – Modification of enactments

   34. Section 34 – Orders, regulations and rules

   35. Section 35 – Commencement and short title

   36. Schedule 1 – Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland

   37. Schedule 2 – Children and young persons with additional support needs: placing requests

   38. Schedule 3 – Modification of enactments

3. Parliamentary History for the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004