Children and Families Act 2014

41 (1) Section 441 (choice of school: child with statement of special educational needs) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) after “maintain” insert “ an EHC plan (in the case of a local authority in England) or ”, and

(b) after “section 324” insert “ (in the case of a local authority in Wales) ”.

(3) In subsection (2) after “Where the” insert “ EHC plan or ”.

(4) In subsection (3)—

(a) after “Where the” insert “ EHC plan or ”, and

(b) after “amend the” insert “ EHC plan or ”.

(5) After subsection (3A) insert—

“(3B) An amendment to an EHC plan required to be made under subsection (3)(a) shall be treated as if it were an amendment made following a review under section 44 of the Children and Families Act 2014, and that section and regulations made under it apply accordingly.”

(6) In subsection (4)—

(a) in paragraph (a) after “maintain” insert “ an EHC plan or ”, and

(b) in paragraph (b) after “specified in the” insert “ plan or ”.

(7) In the title, after “with” insert “ EHC plan or ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 41 in force at 1.9.2014 by S.I. 2014/889, art. 7(a) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2014/2270 (as amended (1.4.2015) by S.I. 2015/505 and (1.9.2015) by S.I. 2015/1619)