Part 11

Miscellaneous and General

Special educational needs: Wales

Welsh LEAs' powers to make regional provision
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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 local education 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 local education 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)—
a
in subsection (3) after “authority” there is inserted “in England”, and
b
after subsection (3A) there is inserted—
3B
A local education 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.