Special Educational Needs And Disability Act 2001 Explanatory Notes

Commentary on Sections

Part 2 – Disability Discrimination in Education

Chapter 1 – Schools
Section 21: Exclusions

96.This section amends the DDA by inserting a new section 28L providing for rights of redress for claims of disability discrimination in permanent exclusion decisions, against a maintained school or CA, to be made through exclusion appeals panels – the arrangements set up to consider appeals against permanent exclusions.

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