Part IV Special educational needs
Chapter I Children with special educational needs
Special educational provision: general
F1317A Duty to inform parent where special educational provision made
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This section applies if—
a
a child for whom no statement is maintained under section 324 is a registered pupil at—
i
a community, foundation or voluntary school F2 or a maintained nursery school , or
ii
a pupil referral unit,
b
special educational provision is made for him at the school because it is considered that he has special educational needs, and
c
his parent has not previously been informed under this section of special educational provision made for him at the school.
2
If the school is a pupil referral unit, the local education authority must secure that the head teacher informs the child’s parent that special educational provision is being made for him at the school because it is considered that he has special educational needs.
3
In any other case, the governing body must inform the child’s parent that special educational provision is being made for him there because it is considered that he has special educational needs.