Contracting Out (Local Education Authority Functions) (England) Order 2002

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1 FUNCTIONS CONFERRED BY OR UNDER THE EDUCATION ACT 1996(c. 56)

(a)

section 18 (power to arrange provision of education at non-maintained schools);

(b)

section 316 (children with special education needs normally to be educated in mainstream schools);

(c)

section 317 (duties of LEA in relation to pupils with special education needs in maintained nursery schools);

(d)

section 317A (duty to inform parent where special educational provision made)

(e)

section 318 (provision of goods and services in connection with special educational needs);

(f)

section 319 (special educational provision otherwise than in schools);

(g)

section 320 (provision of education outside England and Wales for certain children with special educational needs);

(h)

section 321 (general duty of local education authority to identify and assess special educational needs of children for whom they are responsible);

(i)

section 322 (power to request assistance from Health Authority or Local Authority in special educational needs provision)

(j)

section 323 and schedule 26 (assessment of educational needs);

(k)

section 324 and schedule 27 (statement of special educational needs);

(l)

section 325 (local education authority’s duty to inform parents of a decision not to statement and their rights to appeal against decision not to statement);

(m)

section 326 (appeal against contents of statement)

(n)

section 326A (duty to take action where appeal not opposed)

(o)

section 328 (reviews of educational needs);

(p)

section 329 (assessment of educational needs at request of child’s parent);

(q)

section 329A (assessment of educational needs at request of responsible body)

(r)

section 331 (assessment of educational needs of children under two);

(s)

section 332A (duty to provide advice and information to parent of a child with special educational needs and general duty to provide information on those services to all parents)

(t)

section 332B (duty to make arrangements to resolve disputes)

(u)

section 348 (provision of special education at non-maintained schools);

(v)

section 362 (development work and experiments);

(w)

section 390 (duty of local education authority to constitute a standing advisory council on religious education);

(x)

section 392 (advisory councils: supplementary provisions);

(y)

section 406 (prohibition on political indoctrination in maintained schools);

(z)

section 407 (duty to secure balanced treatment of political issues);

(aa)

section 408 (provision of information);

(bb)

section 409 (duty of the local education authority to make arrangements for the consideration and disposal of complaints);

(cc)

section 433 (time for admissions of pupils);

(dd)

section 435 (withdrawal of pupils from a primary school for secondary education);

(ee)

section 437 (school attendance orders);

(ff)

section 438 (choice of school in a school attendance order: child without statement of special education needs);

(gg)

section 439 (specification of schools in notices under section 438(2));

(hh)

section 440 (amendment of order at request of parent child without statement of special educational needs);

(ii)

section 441 (choice of school: child with statement of special educational needs);

(jj)

section 442 (revocation of order at request of parent);

(kk)

section 453 (examinations: prohibitions of charges and recovery of wasted fees);

(ll)

section 456 (regulation of permitted charges);

(mm)

section 458 (charges for board and lodging at boarding schools);

(nn)

section 499(6), (7), (8) & (9) (duty to arrange election of parent governor representatives onto local education authority committees);

(oo)

section 509 (provision of transport);

(pp)

section 509A (travel arrangements for children receiving nursery education otherwise than at school);

(qq)

section 510 (provision of clothing);

(rr)

section 511 (provisions supplementary to section 510);

(ss)

section 512 (provision of meals etc. at schools maintained by local education authorities);

(tt)

section 513 (provision of meals etc. at schools not maintained by local education authorities);

(uu)

section 514 (provision of board and lodging otherwise than at school);

(vv)

section 517 (payment of fees at schools not maintained by local education authority);

(ww)

section 518 (payment of school expenses, grant or scholarships etc.);

(xx)

section 526 (powers as to educational research);

(yy)

section 527 (powers as to educational conferences);

(zz)

section 528 (duty of local education authority to publish disability statements relating to further education);

(aaa)

section 542 (prescribed standards for school premises);

(bbb)

section 560 (work experience in last years of compulsory schooling); and

(ccc)

section 563 (educational records).