Education Act 1981 (repealed 1.11.1996)

1. Introductory Text

2. Preliminary

   1. 1. Meaning of “ special educational needs” and “ special educational provision”.

3. Provision of special education

   1. 2. Provision of special education: duties of local education authorities etc.

   2. 3. Provision of special education otherwise than in schools.

   3. 3A. Provision outside England and Wales for certain children.

4. Identification and assessment of children with special educational needs

   1. 4. General duty of local education authority towards children for whom they are responsible.

   2. 5. Assessment of special educational needs.

   3. 6. Assessment of special educational needs of children under the age of two.

   4. 7. Statement of child’s special educational needs.

   5. 8. Appeals against statements.

   6. 9. Requests for assessments.

   7. 10. Duty of health authority to notify parents etc.

5. Special schools and approved independent schools

   1. 11. Special schools and approved independent schools.

   2. 12. Approval of special schools.

   3. 13. Approval of independent schools.

   4. 14. Discontinuance of maintained special schools.

6. School attendance orders

   1. 15. Proposed school attendance order: choice of school.

   2. 16. Amendment and revocation of school attendance orders.

7. Miscellaneous

   1. 17. Duty of parents

   2. 18. Powers of Secretary of State as to medical and other examinations.

   3. 19. Regulations.

   4. 20. Interpretation and commencement.

   5. 21. Short title, etc.

8. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Assessments and Statements of Special Educational Needs

      1. Part I Assessments

         1. Regulations

            1. 1. (1) The Secretary of State shall by regulations make provision...

         2. Attendance at examinations

            1. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. Part II Statements

         1. Form of statement

            1. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         2. Keeping and disclosure of statements

            1. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         3. Review of statements

            1. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         4. Amendment of statements, etc.

            1. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

            2. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Transitional Provisions

      1. Approval of special schools

         1. 1. Any approval given under section 9(5) of the principal Act...

      2. Special educational treatment

         1. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         2. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         3. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         4. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         5. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         6. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         7. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Minor and consequential amendments

      1. Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12)

         1. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. The principal Act

         1. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         2. 3. In section 50(1) of the principal Act (provisions of board...

         3. 4. In section 52(1) of the principal Act (recovery of cost...

         4. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         5. 6. In section 114 of the principal Act (interpretation) for the...

      3. Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1948 (c. 40)

         1. 7. In section 5(1) of the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1948...

      4. Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953 (c. 33)

         1. 8. (1) Section 6 of the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953...

      5. Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54)

         1. 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. Education Act 1973 (c. 16)

         1. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65)

         1. 11. In section 23(1) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (local...

      8. Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)

         1. 12. In section 18(1) of the Race Relations Act 1976 (local...

      9. National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)

         1. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      10. Education Act 1980 (c. 20)

          1. 14. In section 9(2) of the Education Act 1980 (application of...

          2. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

          3. 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Repeals