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(1)The parent of a recorded child may refer to an appeal committee set up under section 28D of this Act—
(a)a decision of an education authority to record the child or, following a review under section 65A of this Act, to continue to record him;
[F1(aa)a decision of an education authority not to record the child or, following a review under section 65A of this Act, not to continue to record him;]
(b)their decision as to the terms in which the matters specified in section 65D(2)(a) or (b) of this Act are recorded in his Record or any such decision following a review under section 65A of this Act;
(c)subject to subsections (3) and (4) below, their decision as to the nomination, for the purposes of section 65D(2)(d) of this Act, of a school to be attended by him or any such decision following a review under section 65A of this Act;
(d)subject to subsection (4) below, their decision refusing his placing request in respect of the child.
(2)Where the education authority were satisfied that a young person was not capable of expressing his views for the purposes of section 61(7) of this Act, his parent and, in any other case, the young person himself may refer to an appeal committee set up under section 28D of this Act—
[F2(aa)a decision of an education authority not to record the young person or, following a review under section 65A of this Act, not to continue to record him;]
(a)a decision of the education authority, in accordance with section 62 of this Act or following a review under section 65A of this Act, as to the terms in which the matters specified in section 65D (2)(a) or (b) of this Act are recorded in the young person’s Record;
(b)subject to subsections (3) and (4) below, their decision as to the nomination, for the purposes of section 65D(2)(d) of this Act, of a school to be attended by the young person or any such decision following a review under section 65A of this Act;
(c)subject to subsection (4) below, their decision refusing a placing request in respect of the young person.
(3)A decision of an education authority as to nomination of a school to be attended by a recorded child or recorded young person may be referred under subsection (1)(c) or (2)(b) above only if the parent or, as the case may be, the young person has made a placing request.
(4)Where a reference under subsection (1)(c) or (d) or (2)(b) or (c) above has been made in respect of a recorded child or recorded young person, no further such reference in respect of him shall be competent during the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which the immediately preceding such reference was lodged.
(5)A reference under this section shall be lodged with the appeal committee within 28 days of the receipt by the parent or, as the case may be, the young person of the notification of the decision of the education authority as to the terms in which they have recorded the child or young person (which, if posted, shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed to have been received on the day after the date on which it was posted except that a decision posted on a Friday or Saturday shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed to have been received on the Monday next following), but the committee shall, on good cause being shown, have power to hear such a reference notwithstanding that it was not lodged within that time.
(6)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for procedure in relation to references made under this section and regulations made under this section may include provision—
(a)requiring the education authority to make information relevant to their decision available to the committee and to the parent or, as the case may be, young person referring that decision to the committee;
(b)deeming, for the purposes of this Act, an appeal committee to have confirmed the decision of an education authority in relation to which a reference to the committee was made in the event of the committee’s not having complied with section 64(10) of this Act within such period or before such date as may be prescribed in the regulations and different periods or dates may be so prescribed for different purposes.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 63(1)(aa) inserted by Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33, SIF 113:1), s. 14(5)(a)
F2S. 63(2)(aa) inserted before paragraph s. 63(2)(a) by virtue of Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33, SIF 113:1), s. 14(5)(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Power to modify s. 63 (during period of 3 years beginning with 1.1.1983), as originally enacted, conferred by Education (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 58), Sch. 8 para. 4(c)
C2S. 63 modified by S.I. 1982/1734, reg. 7, Sch. 5
C3S. 63 excluded (during period of 3 years beginning with 1.1.1983) by Education (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 58), Sch. 8 para. 4(d)
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