Part IV Special educational needs

Chapter I Children with special educational needs

Code of Practice

313 Code of Practice.

(1)

The Secretary of State shall issue, and may from time to time revise, a code of practice giving practical guidance in respect of the discharge by local education authorities and the governing bodies of F1maintained schools of their functions under this Part.

(2)

It shall be the duty ofโ€”

(a)

local education authorities, and such governing bodies, exercising functions under this Part, and

(b)

any other person exercising any function for the purpose of the discharge by local education authorities, and such governing bodies, of functions under this Part,

to have regard to the provisions of the code.

(3)

On any appeal under this Part to the Tribunal, the Tribunal shall have regard to any provision of the code which appears to the Tribunal to be relevant to any question arising on the appeal.

(4)

The Secretary of State shall publish the code as for the time being in force.

(5)

In this Part โ€œthe Tribunalโ€ means the F2Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal.