Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act (asp 7) which received Royal Assent on 25 June 2009

1. Introduction

2. Background to the Act

3. The Act – Section by Section

   1. Section 1: Placing requests

   2. Section 2: Mediation services

   3. Section 3: Dispute resolution

   4. Section 4: Contributions not recoverable in respect of certain services

   5. Section 5: Arrangements between education authorities

   6. Section 6: Additional support

   7. Section 7: Assessments and examination

   8. Section 8: Additional support needs etc.: specified children and young people

   9. Section 9: Functions of education authority in relation to certain pre-school children with additional support needs

   10. Section 10: Provision of advocacy service: Tribunal

   11. Section 11: Mediation services

   12. Section 12: Dispute resolution

   13. Section 13: Provision of published information to certain persons

   14. Section 14: Availability of published information

   15. Section 15:  Publication of information on dispute resolution

   16. Section 16: Power to specify additional sources of information

   17. Section 17: Provision of information by education authority on occurrence of certain events

   18. Section 18: References to Tribunal in relation to co-ordinated support plan

   19. Section 19: References to Tribunal in relation to duties under section 12(6) and 13

   20. Section 20: Power to make rules in respect of Tribunal practice and procedure

   21. Section 21: Power to monitor implementation of Tribunal decisions

   22. Section 22: Availability of information on additional support needs

   23. Section 23: Collection of data on additional support needs

   24. Section 24: Ancillary provision

   25. Section 25: Orders

   26. Section 26: Short title and commencement

       1. Parliamentary Stages