Part IS Provision of Education by Education Authorities

School education and further educationS

4 Duty of education authorities to provide child guidance service.S

It shall be the duty of every education authority to provide for their area [F1 [F2. . .] psychological service] F3..., and the functions of that service shall include— F4

(a)the study of children [F5having additional support needs];]

(b)the giving of advice to parents and teachers as to appropriate methods of education. . . F6 for such children;

(c)in suitable cases,. . . F7 provision [F8for the [F9additional support needs] of] such children F10... F11... F10...;

(d)the giving of advice to a local authority within the meaning of the M1Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 regarding the assessment of the needs of any child for the purposes of any of the provisions of that or any other enactment.