The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I INTRODUCTORY

   1. 1. Title and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART II SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

   1. Education in ordinary schools

      1. 3. Education in ordinary schools of children with special educational needs

   2. General duties of boards

      1. 4. Advice and information for parents

      2. 5. Resolution of disputes

      3. 6. Compliance with orders of Tribunal

   3. Appeals

      1. 7. Appeal against content of statement

      2. 8. Unopposed appeals

   4. Identification and assessment of educational needs

      1. 9. Duty to inform parent where special educational provision made

      2. 10. Review or assessment of educational needs at request of responsible body

      3. 11. Duty to specify named school in statement

   5. Statements of special educational needs

      1. 12. Statements of special educational needs

4. PART III DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION

   1. CHAPTER I SCHOOLS

      1. Interpretation of this Chapter

         1. 13. Interpretation of this Chapter

      2. Duties of responsible bodies

         1. 14. Discrimination against disabled pupils and prospective pupils

         2. 15. Meaning of “discrimination”

         3. 16. Disabled pupils not to be substantially disadvantaged

      3. Accessibility strategies and plans

         1. 17. Accessibility strategies of board

         2. 18. Accessibility plans for schools

      4. Residual duty of boards

         1. 19. Duty of boards not to discriminate

         2. 20. Residual duty: supplementary provisions

      5. Enforcement

         1. 21. Special Education Needs and Disability Tribunal for Northern Ireland

         2. 22. Jurisdiction and powers of the Tribunal

         3. 23. Procedure of the Tribunal

         4. 24. Expulsions

         5. 25. Role of the Department of Education

      6. Agreements relating to enforcement

         1. 26. Validity and revision of agreements

   2. CHAPTER II FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

      1. Interpretation of this Chapter

         1. 27. Interpretation of this Chapter

      2. Duties of responsible bodies

         1. 28. Discrimination against disabled students and prospective students

         2. 29. Meaning of “discrimination”

         3. 30. Disabled students not to be substantially disadvantaged

      3. Enforcement, etc.

         1. 31. Enforcement, remedies and procedures

         2. 32. Occupation of premises by educational institution

         3. 33. Validity and revision of agreements of responsible bodies

   3. CHAPTER III GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS BODIES

      1. 34. General qualifications bodies: discrimination and harassment

      2. 35. Meaning of “discrimination”

      3. 36. Meaning of “harassment”

      4. 37. General qualifications bodies: duty to make adjustments

      5. 38. Chapter III: claims, leased premises and certain agreements

      6. 39. Chapter III: regulations

   4. CHAPTER IV MISCELLANEOUS

      1. 40. Extension of role of Equality Commission

      2. 41. Codes of practice

      3. 42. Conciliation for disputes under this Part

      4. 43. Victimisation

      5. 44. Aiding unlawful acts

      6. 45. Liability of employers and principals

      7. 46. Statutory authority and national security

      8. 47. Application to Crown, etc.

      9. 48. Relationship of this Part with the 1995 Act

5. PART IV SUPPLEMENTARY

   1. 49. Regulations and orders

   2. 50. Amendments and repeals

6. Signature

7. SCHEDULES:

   1. Schedule 1

      Schedule substituted for Schedule 2 to the 1996 Order

   2. Schedule 2

      Enforcement and procedure

   3. Schedule 3

      Premises occupied by educational institutions under leases

   4. Schedule 4

      Amendments to the Equality (Disability, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 2000

   5. Schedule 5

      Minor and consequential amendments

   6. Schedule 6

      Repeals

8. Explanatory Note