PART 3

Children and young people in England with special educational needs or disabilities

Special educational needs etc

Special educational provision, health care provision and social care provision
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1
“Special educational provision”, for a child aged two or more or a young person, means educational or training provision that is additional to, or different from, that made generally for others of the same age in—
a
mainstream schools in England,
b
maintained nursery schools in England,
c
mainstream post-16 institutions in England, or
d
places in England at which relevant early years education is provided.
2
“Special educational provision”, for a child aged under two, means educational provision of any kind.
3
“Health care provision” means the provision of health care services as part of the comprehensive health service in England continued under section 1(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006.
4
“Social care provision” means the provision made by a local authority in the exercise of its social services functions.
5
Health care provision or social care provision which educates or trains a child or young person is to be treated as special educational provision (instead of health care provision or social care provision).
6
This section applies for the purposes of this Part.