COMMENTARY ON SECTIONS

Part 1 – Education Appeals and Claims by Children

Special educational needs appeals

Sections 1- 8 insert new provisions into the Education Act 1996

Section 2 – Notice and service of documents on a child (inserting a new section 332ZB into the Education Act 1996)

9.Subsection (1) of the new section 332ZB specifies various circumstances when a Local Education Authority must give notice to, or serve a document on, a parent of a child.

10.Subsection (2) places a duty on a Local Education Authority to give notice to, or serve a document on, the child as well as the parent.

11.Subsection (3) requires that any provision which applies to notices given to or documents served on a parent will apply equally to notices or documents served on a child.