Education Act 1981 Preliminary1 Meaning of “ special educational needs” and “ special educational provision”. Provision of special education2 Provision of special education: duties of local education authorities etc.3 Provision of special education otherwise than in schools.3A Provision outside England and Wales for certain children. Identification and assessment of children with special educational needs4 General duty of local education authority towards children for whom they are responsible.5 Assessment of special educational needs.6 Assessment of special educational needs of children under the age of two.7 Statement of child’s special educational needs.8 Appeals against statements.9 Requests for assessments.10 Duty of health authority to notify parents etc. Special schools and approved independent schools11 Special schools and approved independent schools.12 Approval of special schools.13 Approval of independent schools.14 Discontinuance of maintained special schools. School attendance orders15 Proposed school attendance order: choice of school.16 Amendment and revocation of school attendance orders. Miscellaneous17 Duty of parents 18 Powers of Secretary of State as to medical and other examinations.19 Regulations.20 Interpretation and commencement.21 Short title, etc. SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 1 Assessments and Statements of Special Educational NeedsPart I Assessments Regulations1(1) The Secretary of State shall by regulations make provision... Attendance at examinations2(1) Where a local education authority propose to make an...Part II Statements Form of statement3A statement shall be in the prescribed form and contain... Keeping and disclosure of statements4The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision with... Review of statements5Every statement shall, on the making of an assessment of... Amendment of statements, etc.6(1) If a local education authority propose to amend, or...7Paragraph 6 above does not apply in any case where...SCHEDULE 2 Transitional Provisions Approval of special schools1Any approval given under section 9(5) of the principal Act... Special educational treatment2The following provisions of this Schedule apply in relation to...3The child shall be taken to have special educational needs...4During the period of 12 months beginning with the commencement...5A statement made in respect of the child under section...6Until such time as the authority make a statement in...7Section 8 shall not apply in relation to a statement...8Sections 15 and 16 apply, at any time before a...SCHEDULE 3 Minor and consequential amendments Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12)1In section 10(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act... The principal Act2In section 37 of the principal Act (school attendance orders),...3In section 50(1) of the principal Act (provisions of board...4In section 52(1) of the principal Act (recovery of cost...5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6In section 114 of the principal Act (interpretation) for the... Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1948 (c. 40)7In section 5(1) of the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1948... Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953 (c. 33)8(1) Section 6 of the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953... Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54)9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education Act 1973 (c. 16)10In section 1(2)(b) of the Education Act 1973 (modifications of... Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65)11In section 23(1) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (local... Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)12In section 18(1) of the Race Relations Act 1976 (local... National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)13In paragraph 1(a)(ii) of Schedule 1 to the National Health... Education Act 1980 (c. 20)14In section 9(2) of the Education Act 1980 (application of...15In section 10 of the Act of 1980 (determination of...16In section 11 of the Act of 1980 (amendment of...SCHEDULE 4 RepealsEducation Act 19811981 CHAPTER 60An Act to make provision with respect to children with special educational needs.[30th October 1981]
