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2001 No. 2468

EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001

  Made 7th July 2001 
  Laid before Parliament 10th July 2001 
  Coming into force 1st September 2001 

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 569 of, and paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 26 to, the Education Act 1996[1] the Secretary of State for Education and Skills hereby makes the following regulations:

Citation, commencement and application
     1.  - (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001.

    (2) These Regulations shall come into force on 1st September 2001.

    (3) These Regulations apply only in relation to England.

Interpretation
     2.  - (1) In these Regulations, "the principal Regulations" means The Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) Regulations 2001[2].

    (2) Expressions used in these Regulations and the principal Regulations have the same meaning in these Regulations as in the principal Regulations.

Time limits and prescribed information
     3. Regulation 12 of the principal Regulations shall be amended as follows - 


Estelle Morris
Secretary of State for Education and Skills

7th July 2001


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)


These Regulations amend the Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) Regulations 2001 by amending regulation 12 so that where section 329A Education Act 1996 applies and a responsible body (typically a child's school) has asked an authority to assess a child's educational needs the authority must, subject to prescribed exceptions, notify the body and the parents of their decision to assess or not to assess within 6 weeks of the request being received. Parents must be provided with additional information within this period. Regulation 12 previously provided that parents and responsible bodies had to be notified of the authority's decision within 6 weeks of the authority informing the parent that they were considering making an assessment.

Notes:

 [1] 1996 c. 56. Paragraph 3(3) was inserted by paragraph 14 of Schedule 8 to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001, 2001 c. 10.back

[2] S.I. 2001/2216.back


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Prepared 24 August 2001

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