Education Act 2002 (c. 32)

Part 11 E+W Miscellaneous and General

Special educational needs: Wales E+W

F1 191 Regional provision for special educational needs in Wales E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 191-193 omitted (1.10.2013) by virtue of School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1), s. 100(4), Sch. 5 para. 21(10); S.I. 2013/1800, art. 3(j)

F1 192 Directions to bring forward proposals to secure regional provision E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 191-193 omitted (1.10.2013) by virtue of School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1), s. 100(4), Sch. 5 para. 21(10); S.I. 2013/1800, art. 3(j)

F1 193 Powers of Assembly to make proposals to secure regional provision E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 191-193 omitted (1.10.2013) by virtue of School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1), s. 100(4), Sch. 5 para. 21(10); S.I. 2013/1800, art. 3(j)

194 Welsh [F2 local authorities]' powers to make regional provision E+W

(1) In section 14 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) (functions in respect of provision of primary and secondary schools), after subsection (4) there is inserted—

“(4A) A [F3 local authority] for an area in Wales may secure that regional schools for providing—

(a) primary education, and

(b) education that is secondary education by virtue of section 2(2)(a),

are available for Wales or any part of Wales that includes the area of the authority.

(4B) For this purpose a “regional school”, in relation to a [F3 local authority], is a school maintained by that authority which provides education to meet both—

(a) the needs of pupils with particular special educational needs in their area, and

(b) the needs of such pupils in the rest, or any other part, of Wales,

whether or not the institution also provides education suitable to the requirements of other pupils.”

(2) In section 318 of that Act (provision of goods and services in connection with special educational needs)—

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(b) after subsection (3A) there is inserted—

“(3B) A [F3 local authority] in Wales may supply goods and services to any authority in Wales or other person (other than a governing body within subsection (1)) for the purpose of assisting them in making for a child any special educational provision which any learning difficulty of the child calls for.”

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 11(3)

F3 Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 11(2)

F4 S. 194(2)(a) omitted (1.9.2014) by virtue of Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), s. 139(6), Sch. 3 para. 16(4)(b); S.I. 2014/889, art. 7(a) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2014/2270 (as amended (1.4.2015) by S.I. 2015/505)

195 The Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales E+W

Schedule 18 (the Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales) shall have effect.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 195 partly in force; s. 195 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 216; s. 195 in force for certain purposes at 31.3.2003 by S.I. 2002/3185, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II and for certain further purposes at 1.9.2003 by S.I. 2002/3185, art. 6, Sch. Pt. III

I2 S. 195 in force at 31.3.2003 for specified purposes by S.I. 2002/3185, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II

I3 S. 195 in force at 1.9.2003 for specified purposes by S.I. 2002/3185, art. 6, Sch. Pt. III