The School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2007

Special educational needs

18.  Where the proposals are to establish or change provision for special educational needs—

(a) a description of the types of learning difficulties in respect of which education will be provided;

(b) any additional specialist features will be provided;

(c) the proposed numbers of pupils for which the provision is to be made;

(d) details of how the provision will be funded;

(e) a statement as to whether the education will be provided for children with special educational needs who are not registered pupils at the school to which the proposals relate;

(f) a statement as to whether the expenses of the provision will be met from the school’s delegated budget;

(g) the location of the provision if it is not to be established on the existing site of the school; and

(h) where the provision will replace existing educational provision for children with special educational needs, a statement as to how the local education authority believes that the new provision is likely to lead to improvement in the standard, quality and range of the educational provision for such children.