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The Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006

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3.—(1) This regulation applies in the case of a person who has not attained the age of 20.

(2) The condition is that the person—

(a)is undertaking a course of full-time education, which is not advanced education and which is not provided by virtue of his employment or any office held by him—

(i)which is provided at a school or college; or

(ii)which is provided elsewhere but is approved by the Commissioners;

[F1(ab)is being provided with “appropriate full-time education” in England within section 4 (appropriate full-time education or training) of the Education and Skills Act 2008, which is not—

(i)a course in preparation for a degree, a diploma of higher education, a higher national certificate, a higher national diploma, a teaching qualification, any other course which is of a standard [F2above ordinary national diploma, a national diploma or national certificate] of Edexcel, a general certificate of education (advanced level), or Scottish national qualifications at higher or advanced higher level;

(ii)provided by virtue of his employment or any office held by him;]

(b)having undertaken such a course as is mentioned in [F3paragraph (a) or (ab)] [F4has been accepted or is enrolled to undertake a further such course;]

(c)is undertaking approved training that is not provided by means of a contract of employment[F5; or

(d)having undertaken a course mentioned in paragraph (a) or approved training mentioned in paragraph (c), has been accepted or is enrolled to undertake such approved training].

[F6(3) A person (P) is not a qualifying young person by virtue of paragraph (2)(a)(ii) unless either—

(a)P was receiving the education referred to in that paragraph as a child, or

(b)P begins to receive that education after attaining the age of sixteen where—

(i)P has received a statement of special educational needs; and

(ii)the local authority has assessed the programme of home education as being suitable for P’s special needs.]

(4) A person who is aged 19 is only a qualifying young person by virtue of [F7paragraph (2)(a), (2)(ab)] or (2)(c) if he began the education or training (as the case may be) referred to in that sub-paragraph[F8, or was accepted or enrolled to undertake that education or training,] before attaining that age.

[F9(5) In this regulation “a statement of special educational needs” means a statement, plan or assessment made by a local authority, which identifies and assesses the special educational needs of a person and specifies the special educational provision required by that person.]

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