SCHEDULES

I1C1 SCHEDULE 2F3SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES PROVIDED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND

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Commencement Information
I1

Sch. 2 wholly in force at 14.10.1991 see s. 108(2)(3) and S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)

Amendments (Textual)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Sch. 2 modified (temp.) (12.2.2009 for E. and 31.3.2010 for W.) by Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c. 23), ss. 8(3), 44, Sch. 2 para. 2; S.I. 2009/268, art. 3(1)(b); S.I. 2010/749, art. 2(a)

Part II Children Looked After By Local Authorities F2in England

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Amendments (Textual)

F1Avoidance of disruption in education

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Amendments (Textual)
F1

Sch. 2 paras. 12A-12G substituted for Sch. 2 paras. 12-14 (1.9.2009 for E., 26.4.2010 for W.) by Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c. 23), ss. 8(2), 44, Sch. 1 para. 4; S.I. 2009/2273, art. 2(2)(b), S.I. 2010/1329, art. 2(b)

12D

1

Regulations under section 22C may, in particular, impose requirements which a local authority must comply with before making any decision concerning a child's placement if he is in the fourth key stage F4or within sub-paragraph (3).

2

A child is “in the fourth key stage” if he is a pupil in the fourth key stage for the purposes of Part 6 F5or 7 of the Education 2002 (see section 82 F6and 103 of that Act).

F73

A child is within this sub-paragraph if the child—

a

is a pupil at a maintained school maintained by a local authority in Wales,

b

has completed the school year in which the majority of pupils in the child’s class attained the age of 14, and

c

is still of compulsory school age.

4

In sub-paragraph (3)—

a

“pupil”, “school year” and “compulsory school age” have the meaning given by the Education Act 1996;

b

“maintained school” has the meaning given by section 20(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

c

“the child’s class” means—

i

the teaching group in which the child is regularly taught at school, or

ii

where there are two or more such groups, the group designated by the head teacher of the child’s school.