Scottish Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 299
Education
The Additional Support for Learning (Sources of Information) (Scotland) Order 2016
Made 27th September 2016
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 29th September 2016
Coming into force 14th November 2016

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 26(2)(i) of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
2004 asp 4; section 26(2)(i) was inserted by section 16 of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 7).

Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Additional Support for Learning (Sources of Information) (Scotland) Order 2016 and comes into force on 14th November 2016.

Publication of information by education authority
2. For the purposes of section 26(2)(i) of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (power to specify additional sources of information), the persons specified are—
(a) Children in Scotland Ltd., a charitable body registered in Scotland under registration number SC003527 (trading as “Enquire”, the Scottish advice and information service for additional support for learning);
(b) Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance, a charitable body registered in Scotland under registration number SC033576; and
(c) Govan Law Centre Trust, a charitable body registered in Scotland under registration number SC030193.

Revocation
3. The Orders specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule are revoked to the extent described in column 3 of that table.
JOHN SWINNEY
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
27th September 2016

SCHEDULE REVOCATIONS
Article 3
Orders revoked	References	Extent of revocation
The Additional Support for Learning (Sources of Information) (Scotland) Order 2010	S.S.I. 2010/145	The whole instrument
The Additional Support for Learning (Appropriate Agencies and Sources of Information) (Scotland) Amendment of Commencement Dates Order 2010	S.S.I. 2010/276	Article 3
The Additional Support for Learning (Sources of Information) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011	S.S.I. 2011/102	The whole instrument
The Additional Support for Learning (Sources of Information) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014	S.S.I. 2014/103	The whole instrument

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order specifies persons from which parents of children having additional support needs and young persons having such needs can obtain advice, further information and support in relation to the provision for such needs, including such support and advocacy as is referred to in section 14 of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004.
Article 3 of this Order revokes the Additional Support for Learning (Sources of Information) (Scotland) Order 2010, article 3 of the Additional Support for Learning (Appropriate Agencies and Sources of Information) (Scotland) Amendment of Commencement Dates Order 2010, the Additional Support for Learning (Sources of Information) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011 and the Additional Support for Learning (Sources of Information) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014.