Part VII Independent Schools
Chapter IV City colleges
F1483A City colleges and academies: special educational needs.
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This section applies in relation to any child falling within subsection (2) if the condition in subsection (3) is satisfied.
2
A child falls within this subsection if—
a
he is a child for whom F9an EHC plan or a statement under section 324 is maintained, and
b
he attends (or proposes to attend) a school which is a city technology college, a city college for the technology of the arts or F2an Academy .
3
The condition in this subsection is satisfied if—
b
the statement is maintained by a local authority in Wales and the Welsh Ministers consent to the child being educated at the school.
4
F5The appropriate national authority may by regulations make provision for securing that arrangements are made—
a
for making the special educational provision specified in F10the plan or the statement;
b
for making any non-educational provision specified in F11the plan or the statement.
5
Regulations under subsection (4) may require or authorise a F7local authority—
a
to make payments to the school in respect of the child, or
b
to provide any other assistance to the school in respect of the child.
6
No condition or requirement imposed by virtue of section 482(4)(a) is to prevent a F7local authority making payments or providing assistance by virtue of subsection (5).
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In subsection (4) “the appropriate national authority” means—
a
in relation to a school in England, the Secretary of State;
b
in relation to a school in Wales, the Welsh Ministers.
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F3This section does not apply to schools in Wales.