Regulation 2 amends the Special Educational Needs (Personal Budgets) Regulations 2014 by inserting a new regulation 4A. Regulation 4A provides that a local authority is not required to prepare a personal budget in respect of specified special educational provision where, the amount for the specified special educational provision is a notional amount of a larger sum, and the authority is unable to disaggregate the notional amount without causing an adverse impact on other services or where it would not be an efficient use of the authority’s resources.

Regulation 3 amends the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014 to make it clear that regulation 20 of those Regulations only applies to children and young people who attend a school or other institution.

No regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations as there is no impact on the private and voluntary sector. An Explanatory Memorandum is available alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.