Part VI School admissions, attendance and charges
Chapter II School attendance
F3Children not receiving suitable education
436ADuty to make arrangements to identify children not receiving education
1
A F2local authority must make arrangements to enable them to establish (so far as it is possible to do so) the identities of children in their area who are of compulsory school age but—
a
are not registered pupils at a school, and
b
are not receiving suitable education otherwise than at a school.
2
In exercising their functions under this section a F2local authority must have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.
3
In this Chapter, “suitable education”, in relation to a child, means efficient full-time education suitable to his age, ability and aptitude and to any special educational needs he may have F1(in the case of a local authority in England) or suitable to the child's age, ability and aptitude and to any additional learning needs the child may have (in the case of a local authority in Wales).
S. 436A and cross-heading inserted (27.2.2007 for E., 1.9.2009 for W.) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 4(1), 188(3); S.I. 2006/3400, art. 6(a); S.I. 2009/1027, art. 3(a)