SCHEDULES

F1SCHEDULE 35BMeaning of “eligible child” for purposes of section 508B

Children outside walking distance where no suitable alternative arrangements made

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A child falls within this paragraph if—

(a)

he is of compulsory school age and is a registered pupil at a qualifying school which is not within walking distance of his home,

(b)

no suitable arrangements have been made by the F2local authority for boarding accommodation for him at or near the school, and

(c)

no suitable arrangements have been made by the F2local authority for enabling him to become a registered pupil at a qualifying school nearer to his home.

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A child falls within this paragraph if—

(a)

he is of compulsory school age and is receiving education at a place other than a school by virtue of arrangements made in pursuance of section 19(1),

(b)

that place is not within walking distance of his home,

(c)

no suitable arrangements have been made by the F2local authority for boarding accommodation for him at or near that place, and

(d)

no suitable arrangements have been made by the F2local authority for enabling him to become a registered pupil at a qualifying school nearer to his home.

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(1)

Where—

(a)

a child of compulsory school age has been excluded from a relevant school,

(b)

he remains for the time being a registered pupil at the school, and

F3(c)

the appropriate authority for the school has made arrangements for the provision of full-time education for him otherwise than at the school or at his home during the period of exclusion,

paragraph 6 has effect as if the place at which F4the education is provided were a qualifying school and the child were a registered pupil at that school (and not at the school mentioned in paragraph (b)).

(2)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)

relevant school” and “appropriate authority” have the same meaning as in section 444ZA (application of section 444 to alternative educational provision), and

F5(b)

in relation to a maintained school or a pupil referral unit, references in that sub-paragraph to exclusion are references to exclusion under F6section 51A of the Education Act 2002.