Part IV Special educational needs
Chapter I Children with special educational needs
Code of Practice
313 Code of Practice.
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It shall be the duty of—
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.
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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.
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The Secretary of State shall publish the code as for the time being in force.
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In this Part (except sections 333 to 336), “the Tribunal”, in relation to an appeal, means—
a
where the local education authority concerned is in England, the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal,
b
where the local education authority concerned is in Wales, the Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales.