C1Part III CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Identification and assessment of children with special educational needs
I1166 Duty of F2Health Authority or local authority to help local education authority.
1
Where it appears to a local education authority that any F2Health Authority or local authority could, by taking any specified action, help in the exercise of any of their functions under this Part of this Act, they may request the help of the authority, specifying the action in question.
2
An authority whose help is so requested shall comply with the request unless—
a
they consider that the help requested is not necessary for the purpose of the exercise by the local education authority of those functions, or
b
subsection (3) below applies.
3
This subsection applies—
a
b
in the case of a local authority, if that authority consider that the request is not compatible with their own statutory or other duties and obligations or unduly prejudices the discharge of any of their functions.
4
Regulations may provide that, where an authority are under a duty by virtue of subsection (2) above to comply with a request to help a local education authority in the making of an assessment under section 167 of this Act or a statement under section 168 of this Act, they must, subject to prescribed exceptions, comply with the request within the prescribed period.
5
In this section, “local authority” means a county council F3a county borough council, a metropolitan district council, a London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London.
Pt. III (ss. 156-191) applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (9.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1084, reg. 5
Pt. III (ss. 156-191) modified (E.W.)(28.7.1994) by S.I. 1994/2038, art. 3, Sch. 4 para. 2(6)