http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/body/2006-12-04Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001An Act to amend Part 4 of the Education Act 1996; to make further provision against discrimination, on grounds of disability, in schools and other educational establishments; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2021-10-18Expert Participation2006-12-04 Part 1 SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS Mainstream education Education in mainstream schools of children with special educational needs1In the Education Act 1996 (“the 1996 Act”), for section 316 substitute— Duty to educate children with special educational needs in mainstream schools3161This section applies to a child with special educational needs who should be educated in a school.2If no statement is maintained under section 324 for the child, he must be educated in a mainstream school.3If a statement is maintained under section 324 for the child, he must be educated in a mainstream school unless that is incompatible with—athe wishes of his parent, orbthe provision of efficient education for other children.4In this section and section 316A “mainstream school” means any school other than—aa special school, orban independent school which is not—ia city technology college,iia city college for the technology of the arts, oriiia city academy. Education otherwise than in mainstream schools316A1Section 316 does not prevent a child from being educated in—aan independent school which is not a mainstream school, orba school approved under section 342,if the cost is met otherwise than by a local education authority.2Section 316(2) does not require a child to be educated in a mainstream school during any period in which—ahe is admitted to a special school for the purposes of an assessment under section 323 of his educational needs and his admission to that school is with the agreement of—ithe local education authority,iithe head teacher of the school or, if the school is in Wales, its governing body,iiihis parent, andivany person whose advice is to be sought in accordance with regulations made under paragraph 2 of Schedule 26;bhe remains admitted to a special school, in prescribed circumstances, following an assessment under section 323 at that school;che is admitted to a special school, following a change in his circumstances, with the agreement of—ithe local education authority,iithe head teacher of the school or, if the school is in Wales, its governing body, andiiihis parent;dhe is admitted to a community or foundation special school which is established in a hospital.3Section 316 does not affect the operation of—asection 348, orbparagraph 3 of Schedule 27.4If a local education authority decide—ato make a statement for a child under section 324, butbnot to name in the statement the school for which a parent has expressed a preference under paragraph 3 of Schedule 27,they shall, in making the statement, comply with section 316(3).5A local education authority may, in relation to their mainstream schools taken as a whole, rely on the exception in section 316(3)(b) only if they show that there are no reasonable steps that they could take to prevent the incompatibility.6An authority in relation to a particular mainstream school may rely on the exception in section 316(3)(b) only if it shows that there are no reasonable steps that it or another authority in relation to the school could take to prevent the incompatibility.7The exception in section 316(3)(b) does not permit a governing body to fail to comply with the duty imposed by section 324(5)(b).8An authority must have regard to guidance about section 316 and this section issued—afor England, by the Secretary of State,bfor Wales, by the National Assembly for Wales.9That guidance shall, in particular, relate to steps which may, or may not, be regarded as reasonable for the purposes of subsections (5) and (6).10Prescribed”, in relation to Wales, means prescribed in regulations made by the National Assembly for Wales.11Authority”—ain relation to a maintained school, means each of the following—ithe local education authority,iithe school’s governing body, andb in relation to a maintained nursery school or a pupil referral unit, means the local educationn authority. General duties of local education authorities Advice and information for parents2In the 1996 Act, insert the following section— General duties of local education authorities Advice and information for parents332A1A local education authority must arrange for the parent of any child in their area with special educational needs to be provided with advice and information about matters relating to those needs.2In making the arrangements, the authority must have regard to any guidance given—afor England, by the Secretary of State,bfor Wales, by the National Assembly for Wales.3The authority must take such steps as they consider appropriate for making the services provided under subsection (1) known to—athe parents of children in their area,bthe head teachers and proprietors of schools in their area, andcsuch other persons as they consider appropriate. Resolution of disputes3In the 1996 Act, insert the following section— Resolution of disputes332B1A local education authority must make arrangements with a view to avoiding or resolving disagreements between authorities (on the one hand) and parents of children in their area (on the other) about the exercise by authorities of functions under this Part.2A local education authority must also make arrangements with a view to avoiding or resolving, in each relevant school, disagreements between the parents of a relevant child and the proprietor of the school about the special educational provision made for that child.3The arrangements must provide for the appointment of independent persons with the function of facilitating the avoidance or resolution of such disagreements.4In making the arrangements, the authority must have regard to any guidance given—afor England, by the Secretary of State,bfor Wales, by the National Assembly for Wales.5The authority must take such steps as they consider appropriate for making the arrangements made under subsections (1) and (2) known to—athe parents of children in their area,bthe head teachers and proprietors of schools in their area, andcsuch other persons as they consider appropriate.6The arrangements cannot affect the entitlement of a parent to appeal to the Tribunal.7In this section—authorities” means the governing bodies of maintained schools and the local education authority,relevant child” means a child who has special educational needs and is a registered pupil at a relevant school.8For the purposes of this section a school is a relevant school in relation to a child if it is—aa maintained school or a maintained nursery school,ba pupil referral unit,ca city technology college, a city college for the technology of the arts or a city academy,dan independent school named in the statement maintained for the child under section 324, orea school approved under section 342. Compliance with orders4In the 1996 Act, insert the following section— Compliance with orders336A1If the Tribunal makes an order, the local education authority concerned must comply with the order before the end of the prescribed period beginning with the date on which it is made.2Regulations under this section, so far as they relate to Wales, require the agreement of the National Assembly for Wales. Appeals Unopposed appeals5In the 1996 Act, insert the following section— Unopposed appeals326A1This section applies if—athe parent of a child has appealed to the Tribunal under section 325, 328, 329 or 329A or paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 27 against a decision of a local education authority, andbthe authority notifies the Tribunal that they have determined that they will not, or will no longer, oppose the appeal.2The appeal is to be treated as having been determined in favour of the appellant.3If an appeal is treated as determined in favour of the appellant as a result of subsection (2), the Tribunal is not required to make any order.4Before the end of the prescribed period, the authority must—ain the case of an appeal under section 325, make a statement under section 324 of the child’s educational needs,bin the case of an appeal under section 328, 329 or 329A, make an assessment of the child’s educational needs,cin the case of an appeal under paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 27 against a determination of the authority not to comply with the parent’s request, comply with the request.5An authority required by subsection (4)(a) to make a statement under section 324 must maintain the statement under that section.6Regulations under this section, so far as they relate to Wales, require the agreement of the National Assembly for Wales. Maintenance of statement during appeal6In paragraph 11 of Schedule 27 to the 1996 Act (circumstances in which a local education authority may cease to maintain a statement), after sub-paragraph (4) insert—5A local education authority may not, under this paragraph, cease to maintain a statement if—athe parent of the child has appealed under this paragraph against the authority’s determination to cease to maintain the statement, andbthe appeal has not been determined by the Tribunal or withdrawn. Identification and assessment of educational needs Duty to inform parent where special educational provision made71In the 1996 Act, insert the following section— Duty to inform parent where special educational provision made317A1This section applies if—aa child for whom no statement is maintained under section 324 is a registered pupil at—ia community, foundation or voluntary school, oriia pupil referral unit,bspecial educational provision is made for him at the school because it is considered that he has special educational needs, andchis parent has not previously been informed under this section of special educational provision made for him at the school.2If the school is a pupil referral unit, the local education authority must secure that the head teacher informs the child’s parent that special educational provision is being made for him at the school because it is considered that he has special educational needs.3In any other case, the governing body must inform the child’s parent that special educational provision is being made for him there because it is considered that he has special educational needs.2After subsection (3) of section 123 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) (provision for children with special educational needs), insert—3ASubsection (3B) applies if—aa local education authority or other person providing relevant nursery education for a child makes special educational provision for him because it is considered that he has special educational needs;bno statement under section 324 of the Education Act 1996 is maintained for the child; andchis parent has not previously been informed under subsection (3B) of the special educational provision made for him.3BThe local education authority or other person concerned must inform the child’s parent that special educational provision is being made for him because it is considered that he has special educational needs. Review or assessment of educational needs at request of responsible body8In the 1996 Act, insert the following section— Review or assessment of educational needs at request of responsible body329A1This section applies if—aa child is a registered pupil at a relevant school (whether or not he is a child in respect of whom a statement is maintained under section 324),bthe responsible body asks the local education authority to arrange for an assessment to be made in respect of him under section 323, andcno such assessment has been made within the period of six months ending with the date on which the request is made.2If it is necessary for the authority to make an assessment or further assessment under section 323, they must comply with the request.3Before deciding whether to comply with the request, the authority must serve on the child’s parent a notice informing him—athat they are considering whether to make an assessment of the child’s educational needs,bof the procedure to be followed in making the assessment,cof the name of their officer from whom further information may be obtained, anddof the parent’s right to make representations, and submit written evidence, to them before the end of the period specified in the notice (“the specified period”).4The specified period must not be less than 29 days beginning with the date on which the notice is served.5The authority may not decide whether to comply with the request until the specified period has expired.6The authority must take into account any representations made, and any evidence submitted, to them in response to the notice.7If, as a result of this section, a local education authority decide to make an assessment under section 323, they must give written notice to the child’s parent and to the responsible body which made the request, of the decision and of their reasons for making it.8If, after serving a notice under subsection (3), the authority decide not to assess the educational needs of the child—athey must give written notice of the decision and of their reasons for making it to his parent and to the responsible body which made the request, andbthe parent may appeal to the Tribunal against the decision.9A notice given under subsection (8)(a) to the child’s parent must—ainform the parent of his right to appeal, andbcontain such other information (if any) as may be prescribed.10On an appeal under subsection (8) the Tribunal may—adismiss it, orborder the authority to arrange for an assessment to be made in respect of the child under section 323.11This section applies to a child for whom relevant nursery education is provided as it applies to a child who is a registered pupil at a relevant school.12Relevant school” means—aa maintained school,ba maintained nursery school,ca pupil referral unit,dan independent school,ea school approved under section 342.13The responsible body” means—ain relation to a maintained nursery school or a pupil referral unit, the head teacher,bin relation to any other relevant school, the proprietor or head teacher, andcin relation to a provider of relevant nursery education, the person or body of persons responsible for the management of the provision of that nursery education.14Relevant nursery education” has the same meaning as in section 123 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, except that it does not include nursery education provided by a local education authority at a maintained nursery school.15Prescribed”, in relation to Wales, means prescribed in regulations made by the National Assembly for Wales. Duty to specify named school9In section 324 of the 1996 Act (statement of special educational needs), after subsection (4) insert—4ASubsection (4)(b) does not require the name of a school or institution to be specified if the child’s parent has made suitable arrangements for the special educational provision specified in the statement to be made for the child. Amendment of statement of special educational needs Amendment of statement of special educational needs10Schedule 1 makes further provision concerning the rights of parents and others where a statement of special educational needs is amended. Part 2 DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION Chapter 1 SCHOOLS Duties of responsible bodies Discrimination against disabled pupils and prospective pupils111In Part 4 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”), before section 29, insert the following section— Chapter 1 SCHOOLS Duties of responsible bodies Discrimination against disabled pupils and prospective pupils28A1It is unlawful for the body responsible for a school to discriminate against a disabled person—ain the arrangements it makes for determining admission to the school as a pupil;bin the terms on which it offers to admit him to the school as a pupil; orcby refusing or deliberately omitting to accept an application for his admission to the school as a pupil.2It is unlawful for the body responsible for a school to discriminate against a disabled pupil in the education or associated services provided for, or offered to, pupils at the school by that body.3The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe services which are, or services which are not, to be regarded for the purposes of subsection (2) as being—aeducation; orban associated service.4It is unlawful for the body responsible for a school to discriminate against a disabled pupil by excluding him from the school, whether permanently or temporarily.5The body responsible for a school is to be determined in accordance with Schedule 4A, and in the remaining provisions of this Chapter is referred to as the “responsible body”.6In the case of an act which constitutes discrimination by virtue of section 55, this section also applies to discrimination against a person who is not disabled.2In the 1995 Act, insert the Schedule set out in Schedule 2. Meaning of “discrimination”12In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Meaning of “discrimination”28B1For the purposes of section 28A, a responsible body discriminates against a disabled person if—afor a reason which relates to his disability, it treats him less favourably than it treats or would treat others to whom that reason does not or would not apply; andbit cannot show that the treatment in question is justified.2For the purposes of section 28A, a responsible body also discriminates against a disabled person if—ait fails, to his detriment, to comply with section 28C; andbit cannot show that its failure to comply is justified.3In relation to a failure to take a particular step, a responsible body does not discriminate against a person if it shows—athat, at the time in question, it did not know and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that he was disabled; andbthat its failure to take the step was attributable to that lack of knowledge.4The taking of a particular step by a responsible body in relation to a person does not amount to less favourable treatment if it shows that at the time in question it did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that he was disabled.5Subsections (6) to (8) apply in determining whether, for the purposes of this section—aless favourable treatment of a person, orbfailure to comply with section 28C,is justified.6Less favourable treatment of a person is justified if it is the result of a permitted form of selection.7Otherwise, less favourable treatment, or a failure to comply with section 28C, is justified only if the reason for it is both material to the circumstances of the particular case and substantial.8If, in a case falling within subsection (1)—athe responsible body is under a duty imposed by section 28C in relation to the disabled person, butbit fails without justification to comply with that duty,its treatment of that person cannot be justified under subsection (7) unless that treatment would have been justified even if it had complied with that duty. Disabled pupils not to be substantially disadvantaged13In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Disabled pupils not to be substantially disadvantaged28C1The responsible body for a school must take such steps as it is reasonable for it to have to take to ensure that—ain relation to the arrangements it makes for determining the admission of pupils to the school, disabled persons are not placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with persons who are not disabled; andbin relation to education and associated services provided for, or offered to, pupils at the school by it, disabled pupils are not placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with pupils who are not disabled.2That does not require the responsible body to—aremove or alter a physical feature (for example, one arising from the design or construction of the school premises or the location of resources); orbprovide auxiliary aids or services.3Regulations may make provision, for the purposes of this section—aas to circumstances in which it is reasonable for a responsible body to have to take steps of a prescribed description;bas to steps which it is always reasonable for a responsible body to have to take;cas to circumstances in which it is not reasonable for a responsible body to have to take steps of a prescribed description;das to steps which it is never reasonable for a responsible body to have to take.4In considering whether it is reasonable for it to have to take a particular step in order to comply with its duty under subsection (1), a responsible body must have regard to any relevant provisions of a code of practice issued under section 53A.5Subsection (6) applies if, in relation to a person, a confidentiality request has been made of which a responsible body is aware.6In determining whether it is reasonable for the responsible body to have to take a particular step in relation to that person in order to comply with its duty under subsection (1), regard shall be had to the extent to which taking the step in question is consistent with compliance with that request.7Confidentiality request” means a request which asks for the nature, or asks for the existence, of a disabled person’s disability to be treated as confidential and which satisfies either of the following conditions—ait is made by that person’s parent; orbit is made by that person himself and the responsible body reasonably believes that he has sufficient understanding of the nature of the request and of its effect.8This section imposes duties only for the purpose of determining whether a responsible body has discriminated against a disabled person; and accordingly a breach of any such duty is not actionable as such. Accessibility strategies and plans141In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Accessibility strategies and plans28D1Each local education authority must prepare, in relation to schools for which they are the responsible body—aan accessibility strategy;bfurther such strategies at such times as may be prescribed.2An accessibility strategy is a strategy for, over a prescribed period—aincreasing the extent to which disabled pupils can participate in the schools’ curriculums;bimproving the physical environment of the schools for the purpose of increasing the extent to which disabled pupils are able to take advantage of education and associated services provided or offered by the schools; andcimproving the delivery to disabled pupils—iwithin a reasonable time, andiiin ways which are determined after taking account of their disabilities and any preferences expressed by them or their parents,of information which is provided in writing for pupils who are not disabled.3An accessibility strategy must be in writing.4Each local education authority must keep their accessibility strategy under review during the period to which it relates and, if necessary, revise it.5It is the duty of each local education authority to implement their accessibility strategy.6An inspection under section 38 of the Education Act 1997 (inspections of local education authorities) may extend to the performance by a local education authority of their functions in relation to the preparation, review, revision and implementation of their accessibility strategy.7Subsections (8) to (13) apply to—amaintained schools;bindependent schools; andcspecial schools which are not maintained special schools but which are approved by the Secretary of State, or by the National Assembly, under section 342 of the Education Act 1996.8The responsible body must prepare—aan accessibility plan;bfurther such plans at such times as may be prescribed.9An accessibility plan is a plan for, over a prescribed period—aincreasing the extent to which disabled pupils can participate in the school’s curriculum;bimproving the physical environment of the school for the purpose of increasing the extent to which disabled pupils are able to take advantage of education and associated services provided or offered by the school; andcimproving the delivery to disabled pupils—iwithin a reasonable time, andiiin ways which are determined after taking account of their disabilities and any preferences expressed by them or their parents,of information which is provided in writing for pupils who are not disabled.10An accessibility plan must be in writing.11During the period to which the plan relates, the responsible body must keep its accessibility plan under review and, if necessary, revise it.12It is the duty of the responsible body to implement its accessibility plan.13An inspection under the School Inspections Act 1996 may extend to the performance by the responsible body of its functions in relation to the preparation, publication, review, revision and implementation of its accessibility plan.14For a maintained school, the duties imposed by subsections (8) to (12) are duties of the governing body.15Regulations may prescribe services which are, or services which are not, to be regarded for the purposes of this section as being—aeducation; orban associated service.16In this section and in section 28E, “local education authority” has the meaning given in section 12 of the Education Act 1996.17In relation to Wales—prescribed” means prescribed in regulations; andregulations” means regulations made by the National Assembly.18Disabled pupil” includes a disabled person who may be admitted to the school as a pupil.19Maintained school” and “independent school” have the meaning given in section 28Q(5).2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessibility strategies and plans: procedure15In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Accessibility strategies and plans: procedure28E1In preparing their accessibility strategy, a local education authority must have regard to—athe need to allocate adequate resources for implementing the strategy; andbany guidance issued as to—ithe content of an accessibility strategy;iithe form in which it is to be produced; andiiithe persons to be consulted in its preparation.2A local education authority must have regard to any guidance issued as to compliance with the requirements of section 28D(4).3Guidance under subsection (1)(b) or (2) may be issued—afor England, by the Secretary of State; andbfor Wales, by the National Assembly.4In preparing an accessibility plan, the responsible body must have regard to the need to allocate adequate resources for implementing the plan.5If the Secretary of State asks for a copy of—athe accessibility strategy prepared by a local education authority in England, orbthe accessibility plan prepared by the proprietor of an independent school (other than a city academy) in England,the strategy or plan must be given to him.6If the National Assembly asks for a copy of—athe accessibility strategy prepared by a local education authority in Wales, orbthe accessibility plan prepared by the proprietor of an independent school in Wales,the strategy or plan must be given to it.7If asked to do so, a local education authority must make a copy of their accessibility strategy available for inspection at such reasonable times as they may determine.8If asked to do so, the proprietor of an independent school which is not a city academy must make a copy of his accessibility plan available for inspection at such reasonable times as he may determine. Residual duty of education authorities16In the 1995 Act, insert the following sections— Residual duty of education authorities Duty of education authorities not to discriminate28F1This section applies to—athe functions of a local education authority under the Education Acts; andbthe functions of an education authority under—ithe Education (Scotland) Act 1980;iithe Education (Scotland) Act 1996; andiiithe Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000.2But it does not apply to any prescribed function.3In discharging a function to which this section applies, it is unlawful for the authority to discriminate against—aa disabled pupil; orba disabled person who may be admitted to a school as a pupil.4But an act done in the discharge of a function to which this section applies is unlawful as a result of subsection (3) only if no other provision of this Chapter makes that act unlawful.5In the case of an act which constitutes discrimination by virtue of section 55, this section also applies to discrimination against a person who is not disabled.6In this section and section 28G, “local education authority” has the meaning given in section 12 of the Education Act 1996.7The Education Acts” has the meaning given in section 578 of the Education Act 1996.8In this section and section 28G, “education authority” has the meaning given in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980. Residual duty: supplementary provisions28G1Section 28B applies for the purposes of section 28F as it applies for the purposes of section 28A with the following modifications—areferences to a responsible body are to be read as references to an authority; andbreferences to section 28C are to be read as references to subsections (2) to (4).2Each authority must take such steps as it is reasonable for it to have to take to ensure that, in discharging any function to which section 28F applies—adisabled persons who may be admitted to a school as pupils are not placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with persons who are not disabled; andbdisabled pupils are not placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with pupils who are not disabled.3That does not require the authority to—aremove or alter a physical feature; orbprovide auxiliary aids or services.4This section imposes duties only for the purpose of determining whether an authority has discriminated against a disabled person; and accordingly a breach of any such duty is not actionable as such.5A reference in sections 28I, 28K(1), 28M(6) and 28P to a responsible body is to be read as including a reference to a local education authority in relation to a function to which section 28F applies.6A reference in section 28N and 28P to a responsible body is to be read as including a reference to an education authority in relation to a function to which section 28F applies.7Authority” means—ain relation to England and Wales, a local education authority; andbin relation to Scotland, an education authority. Enforcement Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal171In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Enforcement: England and Wales Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal28H1The Special Educational Needs Tribunal—ais to continue to exist; butbafter the commencement date is to be known as the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal.2It is referred to in this Chapter as “the Tribunal”.3In addition to its jurisdiction under Part 4 of the Education Act 1996, the Tribunal is to exercise the jurisdiction conferred on it by this Chapter.4Commencement date” means the day on which section 17 of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 comes into force.2Section 10 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33) (consultation on appointments) is not to apply to appointments to the lay panel.3The lay panel” has the meaning given in section 333(2)(c) of the 1996 Act. Jurisdiction and powers of the Tribunal18In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Jurisdiction and powers of the Tribunal28I1A claim that a responsible body—ahas discriminated against a person (“A”) in a way which is made unlawful under this Chapter, orbis by virtue of section 58 to be treated as having discriminated against a person (“A”) in such a way,may be made to the Tribunal by A’s parent.2But this section does not apply to a claim to which section 28K or 28L applies.3If the Tribunal considers that a claim under subsection (1) is well founded—ait may declare that A has been unlawfully discriminated against; andbif it does so, it may make such order as it considers reasonable in all the circumstances of the case.4The power conferred by subsection (3)(b)—amay, in particular, be exercised with a view to obviating or reducing the adverse effect on the person concerned of any matter to which the claim relates; butbdoes not include power to order the payment of any sum by way of compensation. Procedure191In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Procedure28J1Regulations may make provision about—athe proceedings of the Tribunal on a claim of unlawful discrimination under this Chapter; andbthe making of a claim.2The regulations may, in particular, include provision—aas to the manner in which a claim must be made;bif the jurisdiction of the Tribunal is being exercised by more than one tribunal—ifor determining by which tribunal any claim is to be heard, andiifor the transfer of proceedings from one tribunal to another;cfor enabling functions which relate to matters preliminary or incidental to a claim (including, in particular, decisions under paragraph 10(3) of Schedule 3) to be performed by the President, or by the chairman;denabling hearings to be conducted in the absence of any member other than the chairman;eas to the persons who may appear on behalf of the parties;ffor granting any person such disclosure or inspection of documents or right to further particulars as might be granted by a county court;grequiring persons to attend to give evidence and produce documents;hfor authorising the administration of oaths to witnesses;ifor the determination of claims without a hearing in prescribed circumstances;jas to the withdrawal of claims;kfor enabling the Tribunal to stay proceedings on a claim;lfor the award of costs or expenses;mfor taxing or otherwise settling costs or expenses (and, in particular, for enabling costs to be taxed in the county court);nfor the registration and proof of decisions and orders; andofor enabling prescribed decisions to be reviewed, or prescribed orders to be varied or revoked, in such circumstances as may be determined in accordance with the regulations.3Proceedings before the Tribunal are to be held in private, except in prescribed circumstances.4Unless made with the agreement of the National Assembly, regulations made under this section do not apply to Wales.5The Secretary of State may pay such allowances for the purpose of or in connection with the attendance of persons at the Tribunal as he may, with the consent of the Treasury, determine.6In relation to Wales, the power conferred by subsection (5) may be exercised only with the agreement of the National Assembly.7Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996 does not apply to proceedings before the Tribunal but regulations may make provision, in relation to such proceedings, corresponding to any provision of that Part.8The regulations may make provision for a claim under this Chapter to be heard, in prescribed circumstances, with an appeal under Part 4 of the Education Act 1996.9A person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with—aa requirement in respect of the disclosure or inspection of documents imposed by the regulations by virtue of subsection (2)(f), orba requirement imposed by the regulations by virtue of subsection (2)(g),is guilty of an offence.10A person guilty of an offence under subsection (9) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.11Part 3 of Schedule 3 makes further provision about enforcement of this Chapter and about procedure.2In Schedule 3 to the 1995 Act (enforcement and procedure), insert the provisions set out in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3. Admissions20In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Admissions28K1If the condition mentioned in subsection (2) is satisfied, this section applies to a claim in relation to an admissions decision that a responsible body—ahas discriminated against a person (“A”) in a way which is made unlawful under this Chapter; orbis by virtue of section 58 to be treated as having discriminated against a person (“A”) in such a way.2The condition is that arrangements (“appeal arrangements”) have been made—aunder section 94 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, orbunder an agreement entered into between the responsible body for a city academy and the Secretary of State under section 482 of the Education Act 1996,enabling an appeal to be made against the decision by A’s parent.3The claim must be made under the appeal arrangements.4The body hearing the claim has the powers which it has in relation to an appeal under the appeal arrangements.5Admissions decision” means—aa decision of a kind mentioned in section 94(1) or (2) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;ba decision as to the admission of a person to a city academy taken by the responsible body or on its behalf. Exclusions21In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Exclusions28L1If the condition mentioned in subsection (2) is satisfied, this section applies to a claim in relation to an exclusion decision that a responsible body—ahas discriminated against a person (“A”) in a way which is made unlawful under this Chapter; orbis by virtue of section 58 to be treated as having discriminated against a person (“A”) in such a way.2The condition is that arrangements (“appeal arrangements”) have been made—aunder section 67(1) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, orbunder an agreement entered into between the responsible body for a city academy and the Secretary of State under section 482 of the Education Act 1996,enabling an appeal to be made against the decision by A or by his parent.3The claim must be made under the appeal arrangements.4The body hearing the claim has the powers which it has in relation to an appeal under the appeal arrangements.5Exclusion decision” means—aa decision of a kind mentioned in section 67(1) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;ba decision not to reinstate a pupil who has been permanently excluded from a city academy by its head teacher, taken by the responsible body or on its behalf.6Responsible body”, in relation to a maintained school, includes the discipline committee of the governing body if that committee is required to be established as a result of regulations made under paragraph 4 of Schedule 11 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.7Maintained school” has the meaning given in section 28Q(5). Roles of the Secretary of State and the National Assembly22In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Roles of the Secretary of State and the National Assembly28M1If the appropriate authority is satisfied (whether on a complaint or otherwise) that a responsible body—ahas acted, or is proposing to act, unreasonably in the discharge of a duty imposed by or under section 28D or 28E, orbhas failed to discharge a duty imposed by or under either of those sections,it may give that body such directions as to the discharge of the duty as appear to it to be expedient.2Subsection (3) applies in relation to—aspecial schools which are not maintained special schools but which are approved by the Secretary of State, or by the National Assembly, under section 342 of the Education Act 1996; andbcity academies.3If the appropriate authority is satisfied (whether on a complaint or otherwise) that a responsible body—ahas acted, or is proposing to act, unreasonably in the discharge of a duty which that body has in relation to—ithe provision to the appropriate authority of copies of that body’s accessibility plan, oriithe inspection of that plan, orbhas failed to discharge that duty,it may give that body such directions as to the discharge of the duty as appear to it to be expedient.4Directions may be given under subsection (1) or (3) even if the performance of the duty is contingent upon the opinion of the responsible body.5Subsection (6) applies if the Tribunal has made an order under section 28I(3).6If the Secretary of State is satisfied (whether on a complaint or otherwise) that the responsible body concerned—ahas acted, or is proposing to act, unreasonably in complying with the order, orbhas failed to comply with the order,he may give that body such directions as to compliance with the order as appear to him to be expedient.7Directions given under subsection (1), (3) or (6)—amay be varied or revoked by the directing authority; andbmay be enforced, on the application of the directing authority, by a mandatory order obtained in accordance with section 31 of the Supreme Court Act 1981.8Appropriate authority” means—ain relation to England, the Secretary of State; andbin relation to Wales, the National Assembly.9Directing authority” means—athe Secretary of State in relation to a direction given by him; andbthe National Assembly in relation to a direction given by it. Enforcement procedure: Scotland23In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Enforcement: Scotland Civil proceedings28N1A claim that a responsible body in Scotland—ahas discriminated against a person in a way which is unlawful under this Chapter, orbis by virtue of section 58 to be treated as having discriminated against a person in such a way,may be made the subject of civil proceedings in the same way as any other claim for the enforcement of a statutory duty.2Proceedings in Scotland may be brought only in a sheriff court.3The remedies available in such proceedings are those which are available in the Court of Session other than an award of damages.4Part 3 of Schedule 3 makes further provision about the enforcement of this Chapter and about procedure.5In relation to civil proceedings in Scotland, in that Part of that Schedule—areferences to sections 28I, 28K and 28L, or any of them, are to be construed as a reference to this section;breferences to the Tribunal are to be construed as references to the sheriff court. Validity and revision of agreements of responsible bodies24In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Agreements relating to enforcement Validity and revision of agreements of responsible bodies28P1Any term in a contract or other agreement made by or on behalf of a responsible body is void so far as it purports to—arequire a person to do anything which would contravene any provision of, or made under, this Chapter;bexclude or limit the operation of any provision of, or made under, this Chapter; orcprevent any person from making a claim under this Chapter.2Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) do not apply to an agreement settling a claim—aunder section 28I or 28N; orbto which section 28K or 28L applies.3On the application of any person interested in an agreement to which subsection (1) applies, a county court or a sheriff court may make such order as it thinks just for modifying the agreement to take account of the effect of subsection (1).4No such order may be made unless all persons affected have been—agiven notice of the application; andbafforded an opportunity to make representations to the court.5Subsection (4) applies subject to any rules of court providing for notice to be dispensed with.6An order under subsection (3) may include provision as respects any period before the making of the order. Interpretation25In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Interpretation of Chapter 1 Interpretation28Q1This section applies for the purpose of interpreting this Chapter.2Disabled pupil” means a pupil who is a disabled person.3Pupil”—ain relation to England and Wales, has the meaning given in section 3(1) of the Education Act 1996; andbin relation to Scotland, has the meaning given in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.4Except in relation to Scotland (when it has the meaning given in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980) “school” means—aa maintained school;ba maintained nursery school;can independent school;da special school which is not a maintained special school but which is approved by the Secretary of State, or by the National Assembly, under section 342 of the Education Act 1996;ea pupil referral unit.5In subsection (4)—maintained school” has the meaning given in section 20(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;maintained nursery school” has the meaning given in section 22(9) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;independent school” has the meaning given in section 463 of the Education Act 1996; andpupil referral unit” has the meaning given in section 19(2) of the Education Act 1996.6Responsible body” has the meaning given in section 28A(5).7Governing body”, in relation to a maintained school, means the body corporate (constituted in accordance with Schedule 9 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998) which the school has as a result of section 36 of that Act.8Parent”—ain relation to England and Wales, has the meaning given in section 576 of the Education Act 1996; andbin relation to Scotland, has the meaning given in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.9In relation to England and Wales “permitted form of selection” means—aif the school is a maintained school which is not designated as a grammar school under section 104 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, any form of selection mentioned in section 99(2) or (4) of that Act;bif the school is a maintained school which is so designated, any of its selective admission arrangements;cif the school is an independent school, any arrangements which make provision for any or all of its pupils to be selected by reference to general or special ability or aptitude, with a view to admitting only pupils of high ability or aptitude.10In relation to Scotland, “permitted form of selection” means—aif the school is managed by an education authority, such arrangements as have been approved by the Scottish Ministers for the selection of pupils for admission;bif the school is an independent school or a self-governing school, any arrangements which make provision for any or all of its pupils to be selected by reference to general or special ability or aptitude, with a view to admitting only pupils of high ability or aptitude.11In subsection (10), “education authority”, “independent school” and “self-governing school” have the meaning given in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.12City academy” means a school which is known as a city academy as a result of subsection (3) or (3A) of section 482 of the Education Act 1996.13Accessibility strategy” and “accessibility plan” have the meaning given in section 28D.14The National Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales. Chapter 2 FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION Duties of responsible bodies Discrimination against disabled students and prospective students261In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Chapter 2 FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION Duties of responsible bodies Discrimination against disabled students and prospective students28R1It is unlawful for the body responsible for an educational institution to discriminate against a disabled person—ain the arrangements it makes for determining admissions to the institution;bin the terms on which it offers to admit him to the institution; orcby refusing or deliberately omitting to accept an application for his admission to the institution.2It is unlawful for the body responsible for an educational institution to discriminate against a disabled student in the student services it provides, or offers to provide.3It is unlawful for the body responsible for an educational institution to discriminate against a disabled student by excluding him from the institution, whether permanently or temporarily.4In the case of an act which constitutes discrimination by virtue of section 55, this section also applies to discrimination against a person who is not disabled.5The body responsible for an educational institution is to be determined in accordance with Schedule 4B, and in the remaining provisions of this Chapter is referred to as the “responsible body”.6Educational institution”, in relation to England and Wales, means an institution—awithin the higher education sector;bwithin the further education sector; orcdesignated in an order made by the Secretary of State.7Educational institution”, in relation to Scotland, means—aan institution within the higher education sector (within the meaning of section 56(2) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992);ba college of further education with a board of management within the meaning of section 36 of that Act;ca central institution within the meaning of section 135 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980;da college of further education maintained by an education authority in the exercise of their further education functions in providing courses of further education within the meaning of section 1(5)(b)(ii) of that Act;ean institution designated in an order made by the Secretary of State.8Subsection (6) is to be read with section 91 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.9The Secretary of State may not make an order under subsection (6)(c) or (7)(e) unless he is satisfied that the institution concerned is wholly or partly funded from public funds.10Before making an order under subsection (7)(e), the Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers.11Student services” means services of any description which are provided wholly or mainly for students.12Regulations may make provision as to services which are, or are not, to be regarded for the purposes of subsection (2) as student services.2In the 1995 Act, insert the Schedule set out in Schedule 4. Meaning of “discrimination”27In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Meaning of “discrimination”28S1For the purposes of section 28R, a responsible body discriminates against a disabled person if—afor a reason which relates to his disability, it treats him less favourably than it treats or would treat others to whom that reason does not or would not apply; andbit cannot show that the treatment in question is justified.2For the purposes of section 28R, a responsible body also discriminates against a disabled person if—ait fails, to his detriment, to comply with section 28T; andbit cannot show that its failure to comply is justified.3In relation to a failure to take a particular step, a responsible body does not discriminate against a person if it shows—athat, at the time in question, it did not know and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that he was disabled; andbthat its failure to take the step was attributable to that lack of knowledge.4The taking of a particular step by a responsible body in relation to a person does not amount to less favourable treatment if it shows that at the time in question it did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that he was disabled.5Subsections (6) to (9) apply in determining whether, for the purposes of this section—aless favourable treatment of a person, orbfailure to comply with section 28T,is justified.6Less favourable treatment of a person is justified if it is necessary in order to maintain—aacademic standards; orbstandards of any other prescribed kind.7Less favourable treatment is also justified if—ait is of a prescribed kind;bit occurs in prescribed circumstances; orcit is of a prescribed kind and it occurs in prescribed circumstances.8Otherwise less favourable treatment, or a failure to comply with section 28T, is justified only if the reason for it is both material to the circumstances of the particular case and substantial.9If, in a case falling within subsection (1)—athe responsible body is under a duty imposed by section 28T in relation to the disabled person, butbfails without justification to comply with that duty,its treatment of that person cannot be justified under subsection (8) unless that treatment would have been justified even if it had complied with that duty. Disabled students not to be substantially disadvantaged28In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Disabled students not to be substantially disadvantaged28T1The responsible body for an educational institution must take such steps as it is reasonable for it to have to take to ensure that—ain relation to the arrangements it makes for determining admissions to the institution, disabled persons are not placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with persons who are not disabled; andbin relation to student services provided for, or offered to, students by it, disabled students are not placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with students who are not disabled.2In considering whether it is reasonable for it to have to take a particular step in order to comply with its duty under subsection (1), a responsible body must have regard to any relevant provisions of a code of practice issued under section 53A.3Subsection (4) applies if a person has made a confidentiality request of which a responsible body is aware.4In determining whether it is reasonable for the responsible body to have to take a particular step in relation to that person in order to comply with its duty under subsection (1), regard shall be had to the extent to which taking the step in question is consistent with compliance with that request.5Confidentiality request” means a request made by a disabled person, which asks for the nature, or asks for the existence, of his disability to be treated as confidential.6This section imposes duties only for the purpose of determining whether a responsible body has discriminated against a disabled person; and accordingly a breach of any such duty is not actionable as such. Further education etc. provided by local education authorities and schools291In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Other providers of further education or training facilities Further education etc. provided by local education authorities and schools28U1Part 1 of Schedule 4C modifies this Chapter for the purpose of its application in relation to—ahigher education secured by a local education authority;bfurther education—isecured by a local education authority; oriiprovided by the governing body of a maintained school;crecreational or training facilities secured by a local education authority.2Part 2 of that Schedule modifies this Chapter for the purpose of its application in relation to—afurther education, within the meaning of section 1(5)(b)(iii) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980;bfacilities whose provision is secured by an education authority under section 1(3) of that Act.2In the 1995 Act, insert the Schedule set out in Schedule 5. Enforcement Right of redress301In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Enforcement, etc. Enforcement, remedies and procedure28V1A claim by a person—athat a responsible body has discriminated against him in a way which is unlawful under this Chapter,bthat a responsible body is by virtue of section 57 or 58 to be treated as having discriminated against him in such a way, orcthat a person is by virtue of section 57 to be treated as having discriminated against him in such a way,may be made the subject of civil proceedings in the same way as any other claim in tort or (in Scotland) in reparation for breach of statutory duty.2For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that damages in respect of discrimination in a way which is unlawful under this Chapter may include compensation for injury to feelings whether or not they include compensation under any other head.3Proceedings in England and Wales may be brought only in a county court.4Proceedings in Scotland may be brought only in a sheriff court.5The remedies available in such proceedings are those which are available in the High Court or (as the case may be) the Court of Session.6The fact that a person who brings proceedings under this Part against a responsible body may also be entitled to bring proceedings against that body under Part 2 is not to affect the proceedings under this Part.7Part 4 of Schedule 3 makes further provision about the enforcement of this Part and about procedure.2In Schedule 3 to the 1995 Act (enforcement and procedure), insert the provisions set out in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3. Occupation of premises by educational institutions311In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Occupation of premises by educational institutions28W1This section applies if—apremises are occupied by an educational institution under a lease;bbut for this section, the responsible body would not be entitled to make a particular alteration to the premises; andcthe alteration is one which the responsible body proposes to make in order to comply with section 28T.2Except to the extent to which it expressly so provides, the lease has effect, as a result of this subsection, as if it provided—afor the responsible body to be entitled to make the alteration with the written consent of the lessor;bfor the responsible body to have to make a written application to the lessor for consent if it wishes to make the alteration;cif such an application is made, for the lessor not to withhold his consent unreasonably; anddfor the lessor to be entitled to make his consent subject to reasonable conditions.3In this section—lease” includes a tenancy, sub-lease or sub-tenancy and an agreement for a lease, tenancy, sub-lease or sub-tenancy; andsub-lease” and “sub-tenancy” have such meaning as may be prescribed.4If the terms and conditions of a lease—aimpose conditions which are to apply if the responsible body alters the premises, orbentitle the lessor to impose conditions when consenting to the responsible body’s altering the premises,the responsible body is to be treated for the purposes of subsection (1) as not being entitled to make the alteration.5Part 3 of Schedule 4 supplements the provisions of this section.2In Schedule 4 to the 1995 Act (premises occupied under leases), at the end insert the provisions set out in Schedule 6. Validity and revision of agreements32In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Validity and revision of agreements28XSection 28P applies for the purposes of this Chapter as it applies for the purposes of Chapter 1, but with the substitution, for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2), of “under section 28V”. Interpretation33In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Interpretation of Chapter 2 Interpretation31A1Subsections (2) to (4) apply for the purpose of interpreting this Chapter.2Disabled student” means a student who is a disabled person.3Student” means a person who is attending, or undertaking a course of study at, an educational institution.4Educational institution”, “responsible body” and “student services” have the meaning given in section 28R. Removal of certain duties of funding bodies341In section 65 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13) (administration of funds by higher education funding councils), omit subsections (4A) and (4B).2In section 40 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c. 37), omit subsections (5) and (6).3Section 528 of the 1996 Act ceases to have effect.4Before section 30 of the 1995 Act, insert— Duties of funding councils.5In section 30 of the 1995 Act (further and higher education of disabled persons), omit subsection (6).6In section 31 of the 1995 Act (further and higher education of disabled persons: Scotland), omit subsection (3).7In section 6 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21) (conditions imposed on financial resources in England), omit subsections (4) and (6).8In section 35 of that Act (conditions imposed on financial resources in Wales), omit subsections (4) and (6). Chapter 3 MISCELLANEOUS Extension of role of Disability Rights Commission35Schedule 7 extends the role of the Disability Rights Commission in relation to discrimination made unlawful by Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 4 of the 1995 Act. Codes of practice361Section 53A of the 1995 Act (codes of practice) is amended as follows.2For subsection (1) substitute—1The Disability Rights Commission may prepare and issue codes of practice giving practical guidance on how to avoid discrimination, or on any other matter relating to the operation of any provision of Part 2, 3 or 4, to—aemployers;bservice providers;cbodies which are responsible bodies for the purposes of Chapter 1 or 2 of Part 4; ordother persons to whom the provisions of Parts 2 or 3 or Chapter 2 of Part 4 apply.1AThe Commission may also prepare and issue codes of practice giving practical guidance to any persons on any other matter with a view to—apromoting the equalisation of opportunities for disabled persons and persons who have had a disability; orbencouraging good practice in the way such persons are treated,in any field of activity regulated by any provision of Part 2, 3 or 4.1BNeither subsection (1) nor (1A) applies in relation to any duty imposed by or under sections 28D or 28E.3In subsection (8), omit the words after first “proceedings”.4After subsection (8), insert—8ABut if a provision of a code of practice appears to a court, tribunal or other body hearing any proceedings under Part 2, 3 or 4 to be relevant, it must take that provision into account.5In subsection (9), in the definition of “discrimination”, for “or Part III” substitute “ , 3 or 4 ”. Conciliation for disputes under Part 4 of the 1995 Act37In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Chapter 3 SUPPLEMENTARY Conciliation for disputes31B1The Disability Rights Commission may make arrangements with any other person for the provision of conciliation services by, or by persons appointed by, that person in connection with disputes.2In deciding what arrangements (if any) to make, the Commission must have regard to the desirability of securing, so far as reasonably practicable, that conciliation services are available for all disputes which the parties may wish to refer to conciliation.3No member or employee of the Commission may provide conciliation services in connection with disputes.4The Commission must ensure that arrangements under this section include appropriate safeguards to prevent the disclosure to members or employees of the Commission of information obtained by any person in connection with the provision of conciliation services in accordance with the arrangements.5Subsection (4) does not apply to information which is disclosed with the consent of the parties to the dispute to which it relates.6Subsection (4) does not apply to information which—adoes not identify a particular dispute or a particular person; andbis reasonably required by the Commission for the purpose of monitoring the operation of the arrangements concerned.7Anything communicated to a person providing conciliation services in accordance with arrangements under this section is not admissible in evidence in any proceedings except with the consent of the person who communicated it.8Conciliation services” means advice and assistance provided to the parties to a dispute, by a conciliator, with a view to promoting its settlement otherwise than through a court, tribunal or other body.9Dispute” means a dispute arising under Chapter 1 or 2 concerning an allegation of discrimination.10Discrimination” means anything which is made unlawful discrimination by a provision of Chapter 1 or 2. Relationship with other Parts of the 1995 Act381The 1995 Act is amended as follows.2In section 2 (past disabilities)—ain subsection (1), for “and III” substitute “ to 4 ” andbin subsection (4), for “or Part III” substitute “ , 3 or 4 ”.3In subsection (3) of section 3 (courts etc. to have regard to guidance), for “A tribunal or court” substitute “ An adjudicating body ”.4After that subsection, insert—3AAdjudicating body” means—aa court;ba tribunal; andcany other person who, or body which, may decide a claim under Part 4.5In section 19 (meaning of “discrimination” in Part 3) omit—aparagraphs (a) to (ab) of subsection (5); andbsubsection (6).6In that section, insert after subsection (5)—5ANothing in this Part applies to the provision of a service in relation to which discrimination is made unlawful by section 28A, 28F or 28R.7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8In that section, after subsection (3), insert—3AFor the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 4—areferences in subsection (2) to B include references to—ia person who is, for the purposes of that Chapter, B’s parent; andiia sibling of B; andbreferences in that subsection to this Act are, as respects a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) of paragraph (a), restricted to that Chapter.9In subsection (1) of section 57 (aiding unlawful acts), for “act made unlawful by this Act” substitute “ unlawful act ”.10After subsection (5) of that section, insert—6Unlawful act” means an act made unlawful by any provision of this Act other than a provision contained in Chapter 1 of Part 4.11In paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 (past disabilities) for “and III” substitute “ to 4 ”.12After that paragraph, insert—<P1><Pnumber>2A</Pnumber><P1para><Text>References in Chapter 1 of Part 4 to a disabled pupil are to be read as references to a pupil who has had a disability.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group><P1group Layout="below"><Title/><P1><Pnumber>2B</Pnumber><P1para><Text>References in Chapter 2 of Part 4 to a disabled student are to be read as references to a student who has had a disability.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></BlockAmendment></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/13/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/13" id="section-38-13"><Pnumber>13</Pnumber><P2para><Text>After paragraph 4 of that Schedule, insert—</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="schedule" Format="default"><P1group Layout="below"><Title/><P1><Pnumber>4A</Pnumber><P1para><Text>In section 28B(3)(a) and (4), after “disabled” insert “or that he had had a disability”.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group><P1group Layout="below"><Title/><P1><Pnumber>4B</Pnumber><P1para><Text>In section 28C(1), in paragraphs (a) and (b), after “not disabled” insert “and who have not had a disability”.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group><P1group Layout="below"><Title/><P1><Pnumber>4C</Pnumber><P1para><Text>In section 28S(3)(a) and (4), after “disabled” insert “or that he had had a disability”.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group><P1group Layout="below"><Title/><P1><Pnumber>4D</Pnumber><P1para><Text>In subsection (1) of section 28T, after “not disabled” insert “and who have not had a disability”.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group><P1group Layout="below"><Title/><P1><Pnumber>4E</Pnumber><P1para><Text>In that subsection as substituted by paragraphs 2 and 6 of Schedule 4C, after “not disabled” insert “and who have not had a disability”.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></BlockAmendment></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/14/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/14" id="section-38-14"><Pnumber>14</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Omit paragraph 129 of Schedule 37 to the 1996 Act (amendment of section 19(5) of the 1995 Act).</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/15/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/15" id="section-38-15"><Pnumber>15</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Omit section 38 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30) (amendment of section 19(6) of the 1995 Act).</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/16/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/16" id="section-38-16"><Pnumber>16</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Omit paragraph 49 of Schedule 9 to the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21) (amendment of section 19(5) of the 1995 Act).</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group><P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01"><Title> Application to the Isles of Scilly39In the 1995 Act, insert the following section— Application to Isles of Scilly31CThis Part applies to the Isles of Scilly—aas if the Isles were a separate non-metropolitan county (and the Council of the Isles of Scilly were a county council), andbwith such other modifications as may be specified in an order made by the Secretary of State. Duty of Teacher Training Agency401In the 1995 Act, omit section 29 (education of disabled persons).2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 3 SUPPLEMENTARY Expenses of Secretary of State41There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable under any other enactment. Minor amendments and repeals421Schedule 8 makes minor and consequential amendments.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3If, as a result of any other amendment made by Part 1 of that Schedule, a power to make regulations is conferred, that power is exercisable so far as it relates to Wales by the National Assembly for Wales.4But each of the powers conferred as a result of subsection (3)—ais to be treated as if it had been transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by an Order in Council under section 22 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38); andbthat transfer may be revoked by an Order in Council under that section.5For the purposes of section 22 of the Government of Wales Act 1998, an Order in Council made as a result of subsection (4)(b) is to be treated as if it were revoking a previous Order in Council.6The repeals set out in Schedule 9 have effect. Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent431This Act may be cited as the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001.2In this Act—the 1995 Act” means the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50); andthe 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996 (c. 56).3Except as provided in subsections (4) and (6), this Act (apart from this section) comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order.4The following provisions of this Act come into force on the day on which it is passed—asection 4,bsection 5,csection 9,dsection 42(2) to (4), andeparagraphs 6 to 10, 13(1) to (4) and 14(3) of Schedule 8 (and section 42(1) so far as relating to those provisions),but only so far as is necessary for enabling the making of any regulations for which they provide.5Nothing in subsection (4) affects the operation of section 13 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) in relation to this Act.6The following provisions come into force as respects Wales on such day as the National Assembly for Wales may appoint by order—asections 1 to 3;bsections 7 and 8;csection 9 (so far as not brought into force by subsection (4));dsections 14 and 15;esection 22, so far as it gives the National Assembly for Wales power to give directions under section 28M(1) or (3) of the 1995 Act or makes provision in relation to such a direction;fsubsections (1) and (6) of section 42 (but only in so far as they relate to the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (g) to (i));gin Part 1 of Schedule 8—iparagraphs 1, 5, 11 and 12; andiiparagraphs 6 to 10 and 14 (so far as not brought into force by subsection (4));hin Part 2 of that Schedule, paragraphs 16 to 18; andiin Schedule 9, the entries relating to—ithe Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33); andiisection 325(1) of, and Schedule 27 to, the 1996 Act.7Different days may be appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.8An order under this section—amust be made by statutory instrument; andbmay contain incidental, supplemental, consequential or transitional provisions and savings.9Subsection (10) applies to an order bringing any provision made by—asection 28, orbparagraph 2 or 6 of Schedule 5,into force.10The order may, in particular, include provision for the duty imposed by section 28T(1) of the 1995 Act to have effect with such modifications as may be specified in the order for a period which ends—aon a date so specified; orbon the making by the Secretary of State of an order made by statutory instrument bringing the period to an end.11Amendments made by this Act to the 1996 Act have the same extent as that Act.12Parts 2 and 3 do not extend to Northern Ireland.13Nothing in this Act shall impose any charge on the people or on public funds, or vary the amount or incidence of or otherwise alter any such charge in any manner, or affect the assessment, levying, administration or application of any money raised by any such charge.S. 1 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 43(3); s. 1 in force for specified purposes for E. at 15.6.2001 and in force to the extent not already in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by S.I. 2001/2217, arts. 4, 5, Sch. Pts. I, II (as amended by S.I. 2001/2614, art. 4); s. 1 in force for specified purposes for W. at 21.1.2002 and in force in so far as not already in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2002/74, arts. {4},{5}, Sch. Pts. I, IIS. 2 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 43(3); s. 2 in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by S.I. 2001/2217, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II; S.I. 2001/2614, art. 4; s. 2 in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2002/74, art. 5, Sch. Pt. IIS. 3 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 43(3); s. 3 in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by S.I. 2001/2217, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II; S.I. 2001/2614, art. 4; s. 3 in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2002/74, art. 5, Sch. Pt. IIS. 4 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes see s. 43(4)(a); s. 4 in force to the extent not already in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by S.I. 2001/2217, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II; S.I. 2001/2614, art. 4; s. 4 in force to the extent not already in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2001/3992, art. 5, Sch. Pt. IIS. 5 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes see s. 43(4); s. 5 in force to the extent not already in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by S.I. 2001/2217, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II; S.I. 2001/2614, art. 4; s. 5 in force to the extent not already in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2001/3992, art. 5, Sch. Pt. IIS. 6 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 43(3); s. 6 in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by S.I. 2001/2217, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II; S.I. 2001/2614, art. 4; s. 6 in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2001/3992, art. 5, Sch. Pt. IIS. 7 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 43(3); s. 7 in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by S.I. 2001/2217, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II; S.I. 2001/2614, art. 4; s. 7 in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2002/74, art. 5, Sch. Pt. IIS. 8 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 43(3); s. 8 in force for specified purposes for E. at 15.6.2001 and in force to the extent not already in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by S.I. 2001/2217, arts. 4, 5, Sch. Pts. I, II (as amended by S.I. 2001/2614, art. 4); s. 8 in force for certain purposes for W. at 21.1.2002 and in force in so far as not already in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2002/74, art. {4},{5}, Sch. Pts. I, IIS. 9 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes see s. 43(4)(6); s. 9 in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by S.I. 2001/2217, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II; S.I. 2001/2614, art. 4; s. 9 in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2002/74, art. 5, Sch. Pt. IIS. 10 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 43(3); s. 10 in force for specified purposes for E. at 15.6.2001 and in force to the extent not already in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by S.I. 2001/2217, arts. 4, 5, Sch. Pts. I, II; S.I. 2001/2614, art. 4; s. 10 in force for specified purposes for W. at 8.12.2001 and in force to the extent not already in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2001/3992, arts. 4, 5, Sch. Pts. 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</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1996 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Resolution of disputes</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">332B</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A local education authority must make arrangements with a view to avoiding or resolving disagreements between authorities (on the one hand) and parents of children in their area (on the other) about the exercise by authorities of functions under this Part.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A local education authority must also make arrangements with a view to avoiding or resolving, in each relevant school, disagreements between the parents of a relevant child and the proprietor of the school about the special educational provision made for that child.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The arrangements must provide for the appointment of independent persons with the function of facilitating the avoidance or resolution of such disagreements.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In making the arrangements, the authority must have regard to any guidance given—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for England, by the Secretary of State,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for Wales, by the National Assembly for Wales.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The authority must take such steps as they consider appropriate for making the arrangements made under subsections (1) and (2) known to—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the parents of children in their area,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the head teachers and proprietors of schools in their area, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>such other persons as they consider appropriate.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The arrangements cannot affect the entitlement of a parent to appeal to the Tribunal.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In this section—</Text>
<UnorderedList Decoration="none" Class="Definition">
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term>authorities</Term>
” means the governing bodies of maintained schools and the local education authority,
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term>relevant child</Term>
” means a child who has special educational needs and is a registered pupil at a relevant school.
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of this section a school is a relevant school in relation to a child if it is—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a maintained school or a maintained nursery school,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a pupil referral unit,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a city technology college, a city college for the technology of the arts or a city academy,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>an independent school named in the statement maintained for the child under section 324, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a school approved under section 342.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2001-05-11">
<Title> Compliance with orders</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/4/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/4" id="section-4">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c417828"/>
4
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1996 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Compliance with orders</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">336A</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If the Tribunal makes an order, the local education authority concerned must comply with the order before the end of the prescribed period beginning with the date on which it is made.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Regulations under this section, so far as they relate to Wales, require the agreement of the National Assembly for Wales.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/part/1/crossheading/appeals/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/part/1/crossheading/appeals" NumberOfProvisions="3" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2002-01-01" id="part-1-crossheading-appeals">
<Title> Appeals</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2001-05-11">
<Title> Unopposed appeals</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/5/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/5" id="section-5">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c417829"/>
5
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1996 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Unopposed appeals</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">326A</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section applies if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the parent of a child has appealed to the Tribunal under section 325, 328, 329 or 329A or paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 27 against a decision of a local education authority, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the authority notifies the Tribunal that they have determined that they will not, or will no longer, oppose the appeal.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The appeal is to be treated as having been determined in favour of the appellant.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If an appeal is treated as determined in favour of the appellant as a result of subsection (2), the Tribunal is not required to make any order.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Before the end of the prescribed period, the authority must—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in the case of an appeal under section 325, make a statement under section 324 of the child’s educational needs,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in the case of an appeal under section 328, 329 or 329A, make an assessment of the child’s educational needs,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in the case of an appeal under paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 27 against a determination of the authority not to comply with the parent’s request, comply with the request.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>An authority required by subsection (4)(a) to make a statement under section 324 must maintain the statement under that section.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Regulations under this section, so far as they relate to Wales, require the agreement of the National Assembly for Wales.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-01-01">
<Title> Maintenance of statement during appeal</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/6/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/6" id="section-6">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c417830"/>
6
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In paragraph 11 of Schedule 27 to the 1996 Act (circumstances in which a local education authority may cease to maintain a statement), after sub-paragraph (4) insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="schedule" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A local education authority may not, under this paragraph, cease to maintain a statement if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the parent of the child has appealed under this paragraph against the authority’s determination to cease to maintain the statement, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the appeal has not been determined by the Tribunal or withdrawn.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/part/1/crossheading/identification-and-assessment-of-educational-needs/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/part/1/crossheading/identification-and-assessment-of-educational-needs" NumberOfProvisions="5" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2002-01-01" id="part-1-crossheading-identification-and-assessment-of-educational-needs">
<Title> Identification and assessment of educational needs</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-01-01">
<Title> Duty to inform parent where special educational provision made</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/7/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/7" id="section-7">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c417831"/>
7
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/7/1/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/7/1" id="section-7-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the 1996 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Duty to inform parent where special educational provision made</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">317A</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section applies if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a child for whom no statement is maintained under section 324 is a registered pupil at—</Text>
<P4>
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>a community, foundation or voluntary school, or</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4>
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>a pupil referral unit,</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>special educational provision is made for him at the school because it is considered that he has special educational needs, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>his parent has not previously been informed under this section of special educational provision made for him at the school.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If the school is a pupil referral unit, the local education authority must secure that the head teacher informs the child’s parent that special educational provision is being made for him at the school because it is considered that he has special educational needs.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In any other case, the governing body must inform the child’s parent that special educational provision is being made for him there because it is considered that he has special educational needs.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/7/2/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/7/2" id="section-7-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>After subsection (3) of section 123 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) (provision for children with special educational needs), insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>3A</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (3B) applies if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a local education authority or other person providing relevant nursery education for a child makes special educational provision for him because it is considered that he has special educational needs;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>no statement under section 324 of the Education Act 1996 is maintained for the child; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>his parent has not previously been informed under subsection (3B) of the special educational provision made for him.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3B</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The local education authority or other person concerned must inform the child’s parent that special educational provision is being made for him because it is considered that he has special educational needs.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2001-06-15">
<Title> Review or assessment of educational needs at request of responsible body</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/8/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/8" id="section-8">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c417832"/>
8
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1996 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Review or assessment of educational needs at request of responsible body</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">329A</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section applies if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a child is a registered pupil at a relevant school (whether or not he is a child in respect of whom a statement is maintained under section 324),</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the responsible body asks the local education authority to arrange for an assessment to be made in respect of him under section 323, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>no such assessment has been made within the period of six months ending with the date on which the request is made.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If it is necessary for the authority to make an assessment or further assessment under section 323, they must comply with the request.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Before deciding whether to comply with the request, the authority must serve on the child’s parent a notice informing him—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>that they are considering whether to make an assessment of the child’s educational needs,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>of the procedure to be followed in making the assessment,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>of the name of their officer from whom further information may be obtained, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
of the parent’s right to make representations, and submit written evidence, to them before the end of the period specified in the notice (“
<Term>the specified period</Term>
”).
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The specified period must not be less than 29 days beginning with the date on which the notice is served.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The authority may not decide whether to comply with the request until the specified period has expired.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The authority must take into account any representations made, and any evidence submitted, to them in response to the notice.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If, as a result of this section, a local education authority decide to make an assessment under section 323, they must give written notice to the child’s parent and to the responsible body which made the request, of the decision and of their reasons for making it.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If, after serving a notice under subsection (3), the authority decide not to assess the educational needs of the child—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>they must give written notice of the decision and of their reasons for making it to his parent and to the responsible body which made the request, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the parent may appeal to the Tribunal against the decision.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A notice given under subsection (8)(a) to the child’s parent must—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>inform the parent of his right to appeal, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>contain such other information (if any) as may be prescribed.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>10</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>On an appeal under subsection (8) the Tribunal may—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>dismiss it, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>order the authority to arrange for an assessment to be made in respect of the child under section 323.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>11</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section applies to a child for whom relevant nursery education is provided as it applies to a child who is a registered pupil at a relevant school.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>12</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Relevant school</Term>
” means—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a maintained school,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a maintained nursery school,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a pupil referral unit,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>an independent school,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a school approved under section 342.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>13</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>The responsible body</Term>
” means—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to a maintained nursery school or a pupil referral unit, the head teacher,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to any other relevant school, the proprietor or head teacher, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to a provider of relevant nursery education, the person or body of persons responsible for the management of the provision of that nursery education.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>14</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Relevant nursery education</Term>
” has the same meaning as in section 123 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, except that it does not include nursery education provided by a local education authority at a maintained nursery school.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>15</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Prescribed</Term>
”, in relation to Wales, means prescribed in regulations made by the National Assembly for Wales.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2001-05-11">
<Title> Duty to specify named school</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/9/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/9" id="section-9">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c417833"/>
9
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In section 324 of the 1996 Act (statement of special educational needs), after subsection (4) insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>4A</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (4)(b) does not require the name of a school or institution to be specified if the child’s parent has made suitable arrangements for the special educational provision specified in the statement to be made for the child.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/part/1/crossheading/amendment-of-statement-of-special-educational-needs/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/part/1/crossheading/amendment-of-statement-of-special-educational-needs" NumberOfProvisions="1" RestrictStartDate="2001-06-15" id="part-1-crossheading-amendment-of-statement-of-special-educational-needs">
<Title> Amendment of statement of special educational needs</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2001-06-15">
<Title> Amendment of statement of special educational needs</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/10/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/10" id="section-10">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c417834"/>
10
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>Schedule 1 makes further provision concerning the rights of parents and others where a statement of special educational needs is amended.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</Part>
<Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/part/2/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/part/2" NumberOfProvisions="63" RestrictExtent="E+W+S" id="part-2" RestrictStartDate="2006-12-04" RestrictEndDate="2007-10-01">
<Number>
<Strong>Part 2</Strong>
</Number>
<Title> DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION</Title>
<Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/part/2/chapter/1/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/part/2/chapter/1" NumberOfProvisions="31" id="part-2-chapter-1" RestrictStartDate="2005-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Number>
<Strong>Chapter 1</Strong>
</Number>
<Title> SCHOOLS</Title>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/part/2/chapter/1/crossheading/duties-of-responsible-bodies/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/part/2/chapter/1/crossheading/duties-of-responsible-bodies" NumberOfProvisions="13" id="part-2-chapter-1-crossheading-duties-of-responsible-bodies" RestrictStartDate="2005-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Duties of responsible bodies</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Discrimination against disabled pupils and prospective pupils</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/11/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/11" id="section-11">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">11</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/11/1/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/11/1" id="section-11-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In Part 4 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (“
<Term id="term-the-1995-act">the 1995 Act</Term>
”), before section 29, insert the following section—
</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<Chapter>
<Number>
<Strong>Chapter 1</Strong>
</Number>
<Title> SCHOOLS</Title>
<Pblock>
<Title> Duties of responsible bodies</Title>
<P1group>
<Title> Discrimination against disabled pupils and prospective pupils</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28A</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>It is unlawful for the body responsible for a school to discriminate against a disabled person—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in the arrangements it makes for determining admission to the school as a pupil;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in the terms on which it offers to admit him to the school as a pupil; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>by refusing or deliberately omitting to accept an application for his admission to the school as a pupil.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>It is unlawful for the body responsible for a school to discriminate against a disabled pupil in the education or associated services provided for, or offered to, pupils at the school by that body.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe services which are, or services which are not, to be regarded for the purposes of subsection (2) as being—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>education; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>an associated service.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>It is unlawful for the body responsible for a school to discriminate against a disabled pupil by excluding him from the school, whether permanently or temporarily.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
The body responsible for a school is to be determined in accordance with Schedule 4A, and in the remaining provisions of this Chapter is referred to as the “
<Term>responsible body</Term>
”.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the case of an act which constitutes discrimination by virtue of section 55, this section also applies to discrimination against a person who is not disabled.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</Chapter>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/11/2/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/11/2" id="section-11-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the Schedule set out in Schedule 2.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Meaning of “discrimination”</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/12/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/12" id="section-12">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">12</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Meaning of “discrimination”</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28B</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of section 28A, a responsible body discriminates against a disabled person if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for a reason which relates to his disability, it treats him less favourably than it treats or would treat others to whom that reason does not or would not apply; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>it cannot show that the treatment in question is justified.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of section 28A, a responsible body also discriminates against a disabled person if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>it fails, to his detriment, to comply with section 28C; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>it cannot show that its failure to comply is justified.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In relation to a failure to take a particular step, a responsible body does not discriminate against a person if it shows—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>that, at the time in question, it did not know and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that he was disabled; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>that its failure to take the step was attributable to that lack of knowledge.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The taking of a particular step by a responsible body in relation to a person does not amount to less favourable treatment if it shows that at the time in question it did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that he was disabled.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsections (6) to (8) apply in determining whether, for the purposes of this section—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>less favourable treatment of a person, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>failure to comply with section 28C,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>is justified.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Less favourable treatment of a person is justified if it is the result of a permitted form of selection.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Otherwise, less favourable treatment, or a failure to comply with section 28C, is justified only if the reason for it is both material to the circumstances of the particular case and substantial.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If, in a case falling within subsection (1)—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the responsible body is under a duty imposed by section 28C in relation to the disabled person, but</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>it fails without justification to comply with that duty,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>its treatment of that person cannot be justified under subsection (7) unless that treatment would have been justified even if it had complied with that duty.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Disabled pupils not to be substantially disadvantaged</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/13/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/13" id="section-13">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">13</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Disabled pupils not to be substantially disadvantaged</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28C</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The responsible body for a school must take such steps as it is reasonable for it to have to take to ensure that—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to the arrangements it makes for determining the admission of pupils to the school, disabled persons are not placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with persons who are not disabled; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to education and associated services provided for, or offered to, pupils at the school by it, disabled pupils are not placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with pupils who are not disabled.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>That does not require the responsible body to—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>remove or alter a physical feature (for example, one arising from the design or construction of the school premises or the location of resources); or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>provide auxiliary aids or services.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Regulations may make provision, for the purposes of this section—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>as to circumstances in which it is reasonable for a responsible body to have to take steps of a prescribed description;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>as to steps which it is always reasonable for a responsible body to have to take;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>as to circumstances in which it is not reasonable for a responsible body to have to take steps of a prescribed description;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>as to steps which it is never reasonable for a responsible body to have to take.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In considering whether it is reasonable for it to have to take a particular step in order to comply with its duty under subsection (1), a responsible body must have regard to any relevant provisions of a code of practice issued under section 53A.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (6) applies if, in relation to a person, a confidentiality request has been made of which a responsible body is aware.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In determining whether it is reasonable for the responsible body to have to take a particular step in relation to that person in order to comply with its duty under subsection (1), regard shall be had to the extent to which taking the step in question is consistent with compliance with that request.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Confidentiality request</Term>
” means a request which asks for the nature, or asks for the existence, of a disabled person’s disability to be treated as confidential and which satisfies either of the following conditions—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>it is made by that person’s parent; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>it is made by that person himself and the responsible body reasonably believes that he has sufficient understanding of the nature of the request and of its effect.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section imposes duties only for the purpose of determining whether a responsible body has discriminated against a disabled person; and accordingly a breach of any such duty is not actionable as such.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2005-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Accessibility strategies and plans</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/14/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/14" id="section-14">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c458297"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-7a1b285b9c516899b732c98a55f3cf8b"/>
14
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/14/1/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/14/1" id="section-14-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Accessibility strategies and plans</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28D</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Each local education authority must prepare, in relation to schools for which they are the responsible body—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>an accessibility strategy;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>further such strategies at such times as may be prescribed.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>An accessibility strategy is a strategy for, over a prescribed period—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>increasing the extent to which disabled pupils can participate in the schools’ curriculums;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>improving the physical environment of the schools for the purpose of increasing the extent to which disabled pupils are able to take advantage of education and associated services provided or offered by the schools; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>improving the delivery to disabled pupils—</Text>
<P4>
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>within a reasonable time, and</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4>
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>in ways which are determined after taking account of their disabilities and any preferences expressed by them or their parents,</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<Text>of information which is provided in writing for pupils who are not disabled.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>An accessibility strategy must be in writing.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Each local education authority must keep their accessibility strategy under review during the period to which it relates and, if necessary, revise it.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>It is the duty of each local education authority to implement their accessibility strategy.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>An inspection under section 38 of the Education Act 1997 (inspections of local education authorities) may extend to the performance by a local education authority of their functions in relation to the preparation, review, revision and implementation of their accessibility strategy.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsections (8) to (13) apply to—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>maintained schools;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>independent schools; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>special schools which are not maintained special schools but which are approved by the Secretary of State, or by the National Assembly, under section 342 of the Education Act 1996.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The responsible body must prepare—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>an accessibility plan;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>further such plans at such times as may be prescribed.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>An accessibility plan is a plan for, over a prescribed period—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>increasing the extent to which disabled pupils can participate in the school’s curriculum;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>improving the physical environment of the school for the purpose of increasing the extent to which disabled pupils are able to take advantage of education and associated services provided or offered by the school; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>improving the delivery to disabled pupils—</Text>
<P4>
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>within a reasonable time, and</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4>
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>in ways which are determined after taking account of their disabilities and any preferences expressed by them or their parents,</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<Text>of information which is provided in writing for pupils who are not disabled.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>10</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>An accessibility plan must be in writing.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>11</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>During the period to which the plan relates, the responsible body must keep its accessibility plan under review and, if necessary, revise it.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>12</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>It is the duty of the responsible body to implement its accessibility plan.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>13</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>An inspection under the School Inspections Act 1996 may extend to the performance by the responsible body of its functions in relation to the preparation, publication, review, revision and implementation of its accessibility plan.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>14</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For a maintained school, the duties imposed by subsections (8) to (12) are duties of the governing body.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>15</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Regulations may prescribe services which are, or services which are not, to be regarded for the purposes of this section as being—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>education; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>an associated service.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>16</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In this section and in section 28E, “
<Term>local education authority</Term>
” has the meaning given in section 12 of the Education Act 1996.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>17</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In relation to Wales—</Text>
<UnorderedList Decoration="none" Class="Definition">
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term>prescribed</Term>
” means prescribed in regulations; and
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term>regulations</Term>
” means regulations made by the National Assembly.
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>18</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Disabled pupil</Term>
” includes a disabled person who may be admitted to the school as a pupil.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>19</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Maintained school</Term>
” and “
<Term>independent school</Term>
” have the meaning given in section 28Q(5).
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/14/2/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/14/2" id="section-14-2">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-d5c7dfb0588e42c76ec4e03936e42f4b"/>
2
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2003-10-08" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Accessibility strategies and plans: procedure</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/15/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/15" id="section-15">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c458302"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-b71e34ab668c4d35eabae44005490e1b"/>
15
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Accessibility strategies and plans: procedure</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28E</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In preparing their accessibility strategy, a local education authority must have regard to—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the need to allocate adequate resources for implementing the strategy; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any guidance issued as to—</Text>
<P4>
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>the content of an accessibility strategy;</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4>
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>the form in which it is to be produced; and</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4>
<Pnumber>iii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>the persons to be consulted in its preparation.</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A local education authority must have regard to any guidance issued as to compliance with the requirements of section 28D(4).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Guidance under subsection (1)(b) or (2) may be issued—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for England, by the Secretary of State; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for Wales, by the National Assembly.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In preparing an accessibility plan, the responsible body must have regard to the need to allocate adequate resources for implementing the plan.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If the Secretary of State asks for a copy of—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the accessibility strategy prepared by a local education authority in England, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the accessibility plan prepared by the proprietor of an independent school (other than a city academy) in England,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>the strategy or plan must be given to him.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If the National Assembly asks for a copy of—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the accessibility strategy prepared by a local education authority in Wales, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the accessibility plan prepared by the proprietor of an independent school in Wales,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>the strategy or plan must be given to it.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If asked to do so, a local education authority must make a copy of their accessibility strategy available for inspection at such reasonable times as they may determine.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If asked to do so, the proprietor of an independent school which is not a city academy must make a copy of his accessibility plan available for inspection at such reasonable times as he may determine.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Residual duty of education authorities</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/16/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/16" id="section-16">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">16</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following sections—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<Pblock>
<Title> Residual duty of education authorities</Title>
<P1group>
<Title> Duty of education authorities not to discriminate</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28F</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section applies to—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the functions of a local education authority under the Education Acts; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the functions of an education authority under—</Text>
<P4>
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>the Education (Scotland) Act 1980;</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4>
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>the Education (Scotland) Act 1996; and</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4>
<Pnumber>iii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
the Standards in Scotland’s Schools
<Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation>
Act 2000.
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>But it does not apply to any prescribed function.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In discharging a function to which this section applies, it is unlawful for the authority to discriminate against—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a disabled pupil; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a disabled person who may be admitted to a school as a pupil.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>But an act done in the discharge of a function to which this section applies is unlawful as a result of subsection (3) only if no other provision of this Chapter makes that act unlawful.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the case of an act which constitutes discrimination by virtue of section 55, this section also applies to discrimination against a person who is not disabled.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In this section and section 28G, “
<Term>local education authority</Term>
” has the meaning given in section 12 of the Education Act 1996.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>The Education Acts</Term>
” has the meaning given in section 578 of the Education Act 1996.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In this section and section 28G, “
<Term>education authority</Term>
” has the meaning given in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group>
<Title> Residual duty: supplementary provisions</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28G</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Section 28B applies for the purposes of section 28F as it applies for the purposes of section 28A with the following modifications—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>references to a responsible body are to be read as references to an authority; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>references to section 28C are to be read as references to subsections (2) to (4).</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Each authority must take such steps as it is reasonable for it to have to take to ensure that, in discharging any function to which section 28F applies—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>disabled persons who may be admitted to a school as pupils are not placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with persons who are not disabled; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>disabled pupils are not placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with pupils who are not disabled.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>That does not require the authority to—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>remove or alter a physical feature; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>provide auxiliary aids or services.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section imposes duties only for the purpose of determining whether an authority has discriminated against a disabled person; and accordingly a breach of any such duty is not actionable as such.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A reference in sections 28I, 28K(1), 28M(6) and 28P to a responsible body is to be read as including a reference to a local education authority in relation to a function to which section 28F applies.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A reference in section 28N and 28P to a responsible body is to be read as including a reference to an education authority in relation to a function to which section 28F applies.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Authority</Term>
” means—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to England and Wales, a local education authority; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to Scotland, an education authority.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/part/2/chapter/1/crossheading/enforcement/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/part/2/chapter/1/crossheading/enforcement" NumberOfProvisions="18" id="part-2-chapter-1-crossheading-enforcement" RestrictStartDate="2003-10-08" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Enforcement</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/17/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/17" id="section-17">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">17</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/17/1/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/17/1" id="section-17-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<Pblock>
<Title> Enforcement: England and Wales</Title>
<P1group>
<Title> Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28H</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Special Educational Needs Tribunal—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>is to continue to exist; but</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>after the commencement date is to be known as the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
It is referred to in this Chapter as “
<Term>the Tribunal</Term>
”.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In addition to its jurisdiction under Part 4 of the Education Act 1996, the Tribunal is to exercise the jurisdiction conferred on it by this Chapter.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Commencement date</Term>
” means the day on which section 17 of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 comes into force.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/17/2/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/17/2" id="section-17-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Section 10 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33) (consultation on appointments) is not to apply to appointments to the lay panel.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/17/3/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/17/3" id="section-17-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-the-lay-panel">The lay panel</Term>
” has the meaning given in section 333(2)(c) of the 1996 Act.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Jurisdiction and powers of the Tribunal</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/18/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/18" id="section-18">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">18</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Jurisdiction and powers of the Tribunal</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28I</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A claim that a responsible body—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
has discriminated against a person (“
<Term>A</Term>
”) in a way which is made unlawful under this Chapter, or
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
is by virtue of section 58 to be treated as having discriminated against a person (“
<Term>A</Term>
”) in such a way,
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>may be made to the Tribunal by A’s parent.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>But this section does not apply to a claim to which section 28K or 28L applies.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If the Tribunal considers that a claim under subsection (1) is well founded—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>it may declare that A has been unlawfully discriminated against; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>if it does so, it may make such order as it considers reasonable in all the circumstances of the case.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The power conferred by subsection (3)(b)—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>may, in particular, be exercised with a view to obviating or reducing the adverse effect on the person concerned of any matter to which the claim relates; but</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>does not include power to order the payment of any sum by way of compensation.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-07-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Procedure</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/19/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/19" id="section-19">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c456340"/>
19
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/19/1/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/19/1" id="section-19-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Procedure</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28J</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Regulations may make provision about—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the proceedings of the Tribunal on a claim of unlawful discrimination under this Chapter; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the making of a claim.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The regulations may, in particular, include provision—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>as to the manner in which a claim must be made;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>if the jurisdiction of the Tribunal is being exercised by more than one tribunal—</Text>
<P4>
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>for determining by which tribunal any claim is to be heard, and</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4>
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>for the transfer of proceedings from one tribunal to another;</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for enabling functions which relate to matters preliminary or incidental to a claim (including, in particular, decisions under paragraph 10(3) of Schedule 3) to be performed by the President, or by the chairman;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>enabling hearings to be conducted in the absence of any member other than the chairman;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>as to the persons who may appear on behalf of the parties;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>f</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for granting any person such disclosure or inspection of documents or right to further particulars as might be granted by a county court;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>g</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>requiring persons to attend to give evidence and produce documents;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>h</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for authorising the administration of oaths to witnesses;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for the determination of claims without a hearing in prescribed circumstances;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>j</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>as to the withdrawal of claims;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>k</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for enabling the Tribunal to stay proceedings on a claim;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>l</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for the award of costs or expenses;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>m</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for taxing or otherwise settling costs or expenses (and, in particular, for enabling costs to be taxed in the county court);</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>n</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for the registration and proof of decisions and orders; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>o</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for enabling prescribed decisions to be reviewed, or prescribed orders to be varied or revoked, in such circumstances as may be determined in accordance with the regulations.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Proceedings before the Tribunal are to be held in private, except in prescribed circumstances.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Unless made with the agreement of the National Assembly, regulations made under this section do not apply to Wales.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Secretary of State may pay such allowances for the purpose of or in connection with the attendance of persons at the Tribunal as he may, with the consent of the Treasury, determine.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In relation to Wales, the power conferred by subsection (5) may be exercised only with the agreement of the National Assembly.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996 does not apply to proceedings before the Tribunal but regulations may make provision, in relation to such proceedings, corresponding to any provision of that Part.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The regulations may make provision for a claim under this Chapter to be heard, in prescribed circumstances, with an appeal under Part 4 of the Education Act 1996.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a requirement in respect of the disclosure or inspection of documents imposed by the regulations by virtue of subsection (2)(f), or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a requirement imposed by the regulations by virtue of subsection (2)(g),</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>is guilty of an offence.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>10</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A person guilty of an offence under subsection (9) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>11</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Part 3 of Schedule 3 makes further provision about enforcement of this Chapter and about procedure.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/19/2/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/19/2" id="section-19-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In Schedule 3 to the 1995 Act (enforcement and procedure), insert the provisions set out in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Admissions</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/20/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/20" id="section-20">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">20</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Admissions</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28K</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If the condition mentioned in subsection (2) is satisfied, this section applies to a claim in relation to an admissions decision that a responsible body—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
has discriminated against a person (“
<Term>A</Term>
”) in a way which is made unlawful under this Chapter; or
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
is by virtue of section 58 to be treated as having discriminated against a person (“
<Term>A</Term>
”) in such a way.
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
The condition is that arrangements (“
<Term>appeal arrangements</Term>
”) have been made—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>under section 94 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>under an agreement entered into between the responsible body for a city academy and the Secretary of State under section 482 of the Education Act 1996,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>enabling an appeal to be made against the decision by A’s parent.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The claim must be made under the appeal arrangements.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The body hearing the claim has the powers which it has in relation to an appeal under the appeal arrangements.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Admissions decision</Term>
” means—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a decision of a kind mentioned in section 94(1) or (2) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a decision as to the admission of a person to a city academy taken by the responsible body or on its behalf.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Exclusions</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/21/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/21" id="section-21">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">21</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Exclusions</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28L</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If the condition mentioned in subsection (2) is satisfied, this section applies to a claim in relation to an exclusion decision that a responsible body—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
has discriminated against a person (“
<Term>A</Term>
”) in a way which is made unlawful under this Chapter; or
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
is by virtue of section 58 to be treated as having discriminated against a person (“
<Term>A</Term>
”) in such a way.
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
The condition is that arrangements (“
<Term>appeal arrangements</Term>
”) have been made—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>under section 67(1) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>under an agreement entered into between the responsible body for a city academy and the Secretary of State under section 482 of the Education Act 1996,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>enabling an appeal to be made against the decision by A or by his parent.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The claim must be made under the appeal arrangements.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The body hearing the claim has the powers which it has in relation to an appeal under the appeal arrangements.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Exclusion decision</Term>
” means—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a decision of a kind mentioned in section 67(1) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a decision not to reinstate a pupil who has been permanently excluded from a city academy by its head teacher, taken by the responsible body or on its behalf.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Responsible body</Term>
”, in relation to a maintained school, includes the discipline committee of the governing body if that committee is required to be established as a result of regulations made under paragraph 4 of Schedule 11 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Maintained school</Term>
” has the meaning given in section 28Q(5).
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2003-10-08" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Roles of the Secretary of State and the National Assembly</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/22/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/22" id="section-22">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c458348"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-12c6e56e88f0e5a7cc0ed5ae3584e2e0"/>
22
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Roles of the Secretary of State and the National Assembly</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28M</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If the appropriate authority is satisfied (whether on a complaint or otherwise) that a responsible body—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>has acted, or is proposing to act, unreasonably in the discharge of a duty imposed by or under section 28D or 28E, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>has failed to discharge a duty imposed by or under either of those sections,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>it may give that body such directions as to the discharge of the duty as appear to it to be expedient.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (3) applies in relation to—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>special schools which are not maintained special schools but which are approved by the Secretary of State, or by the National Assembly, under section 342 of the Education Act 1996; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>city academies.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If the appropriate authority is satisfied (whether on a complaint or otherwise) that a responsible body—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>has acted, or is proposing to act, unreasonably in the discharge of a duty which that body has in relation to—</Text>
<P4>
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>the provision to the appropriate authority of copies of that body’s accessibility plan, or</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4>
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>the inspection of that plan, or</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>has failed to discharge that duty,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>it may give that body such directions as to the discharge of the duty as appear to it to be expedient.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Directions may be given under subsection (1) or (3) even if the performance of the duty is contingent upon the opinion of the responsible body.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (6) applies if the Tribunal has made an order under section 28I(3).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If the Secretary of State is satisfied (whether on a complaint or otherwise) that the responsible body concerned—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>has acted, or is proposing to act, unreasonably in complying with the order, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>has failed to comply with the order,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>he may give that body such directions as to compliance with the order as appear to him to be expedient.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Directions given under subsection (1), (3) or (6)—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>may be varied or revoked by the directing authority; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>may be enforced, on the application of the directing authority, by a mandatory order obtained in accordance with section 31 of the Supreme Court Act 1981.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Appropriate authority</Term>
” means—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to England, the Secretary of State; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to Wales, the National Assembly.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Directing authority</Term>
” means—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the Secretary of State in relation to a direction given by him; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the National Assembly in relation to a direction given by it.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Enforcement procedure: Scotland</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/23/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/23" id="section-23">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">23</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<Pblock>
<Title> Enforcement: Scotland</Title>
<P1group>
<Title> Civil proceedings</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28N</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A claim that a responsible body in Scotland—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>has discriminated against a person in a way which is unlawful under this Chapter, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>is by virtue of section 58 to be treated as having discriminated against a person in such a way,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>may be made the subject of civil proceedings in the same way as any other claim for the enforcement of a statutory duty.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Proceedings in Scotland may be brought only in a sheriff court.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The remedies available in such proceedings are those which are available in the Court of Session other than an award of damages.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Part 3 of Schedule 3 makes further provision about the enforcement of this Chapter and about procedure.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In relation to civil proceedings in Scotland, in that Part of that Schedule—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>references to sections 28I, 28K and 28L, or any of them, are to be construed as a reference to this section;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>references to the Tribunal are to be construed as references to the sheriff court.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Validity and revision of agreements of responsible bodies</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/24/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/24" id="section-24">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">24</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<Pblock>
<Title> Agreements relating to enforcement</Title>
<P1group>
<Title> Validity and revision of agreements of responsible bodies</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28P</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Any term in a contract or other agreement made by or on behalf of a responsible body is void so far as it purports to—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>require a person to do anything which would contravene any provision of, or made under, this Chapter;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>exclude or limit the operation of any provision of, or made under, this Chapter; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>prevent any person from making a claim under this Chapter.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) do not apply to an agreement settling a claim—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>under section 28I or 28N; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>to which section 28K or 28L applies.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>On the application of any person interested in an agreement to which subsection (1) applies, a county court or a sheriff court may make such order as it thinks just for modifying the agreement to take account of the effect of subsection (1).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>No such order may be made unless all persons affected have been—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>given notice of the application; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>afforded an opportunity to make representations to the court.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (4) applies subject to any rules of court providing for notice to be dispensed with.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>An order under subsection (3) may include provision as respects any period before the making of the order.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Interpretation</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/25/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/25" id="section-25">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">25</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<Pblock>
<Title> Interpretation of Chapter 1</Title>
<P1group>
<Title> Interpretation</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28Q</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section applies for the purpose of interpreting this Chapter.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Disabled pupil</Term>
” means a pupil who is a disabled person.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Pupil</Term>
”—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to England and Wales, has the meaning given in section 3(1) of the Education Act 1996; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to Scotland, has the meaning given in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
Except in relation to Scotland (when it has the meaning given in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980) “
<Term>school</Term>
” means—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a maintained school;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a maintained nursery school;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>an independent school;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a special school which is not a maintained special school but which is approved by the Secretary of State, or by the National Assembly, under section 342 of the Education Act 1996;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a pupil referral unit.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In subsection (4)—</Text>
<UnorderedList Decoration="none" Class="Definition">
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term>maintained school</Term>
” has the meaning given in section 20(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term>maintained nursery school</Term>
” has the meaning given in section 22(9) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term>independent school</Term>
” has the meaning given in section 463 of the Education Act 1996; and
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term>pupil referral unit</Term>
” has the meaning given in section 19(2) of the Education Act 1996.
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Responsible body</Term>
” has the meaning given in section 28A(5).
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Governing body</Term>
”, in relation to a maintained school, means the body corporate (constituted in accordance with Schedule 9 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998) which the school has as a result of section 36 of that Act.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Parent</Term>
”—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to England and Wales, has the meaning given in section 576 of the Education Act 1996; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to Scotland, has the meaning given in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In relation to England and Wales “
<Term>permitted form of selection</Term>
” means—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>if the school is a maintained school which is not designated as a grammar school under section 104 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, any form of selection mentioned in section 99(2) or (4) of that Act;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>if the school is a maintained school which is so designated, any of its selective admission arrangements;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>if the school is an independent school, any arrangements which make provision for any or all of its pupils to be selected by reference to general or special ability or aptitude, with a view to admitting only pupils of high ability or aptitude.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>10</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In relation to Scotland, “
<Term>permitted form of selection</Term>
” means—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>if the school is managed by an education authority, such arrangements as have been approved by the Scottish Ministers for the selection of pupils for admission;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>if the school is an independent school or a self-governing school, any arrangements which make provision for any or all of its pupils to be selected by reference to general or special ability or aptitude, with a view to admitting only pupils of high ability or aptitude.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>11</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In subsection (10), “
<Term>education authority</Term>
”, “
<Term>independent school</Term>
” and “
<Term>self-governing school</Term>
” have the meaning given in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>12</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>City academy</Term>
” means a school which is known as a city academy as a result of subsection (3) or (3A) of section 482 of the Education Act 1996.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>13</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Accessibility strategy</Term>
” and “
<Term>accessibility plan</Term>
” have the meaning given in section 28D.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>14</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>The National Assembly</Term>
” means the National Assembly for Wales.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</Chapter>
<Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/part/2/chapter/2/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/part/2/chapter/2" NumberOfProvisions="17" RestrictStartDate="2002-05-30" id="part-2-chapter-2" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Number>
<Strong>Chapter 2</Strong>
</Number>
<Title> FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION</Title>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/part/2/chapter/2/crossheading/duties-of-responsible-bodies/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/part/2/chapter/2/crossheading/duties-of-responsible-bodies" NumberOfProvisions="8" RestrictStartDate="2002-05-30" id="part-2-chapter-2-crossheading-duties-of-responsible-bodies" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Duties of responsible bodies</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-05-30" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Discrimination against disabled students and prospective students</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/26/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/26" id="section-26">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c455010"/>
26
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/26/1/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/26/1" id="section-26-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<Chapter>
<Number>
<Strong>Chapter 2</Strong>
</Number>
<Title> FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION</Title>
<Pblock>
<Title> Duties of responsible bodies</Title>
<P1group>
<Title> Discrimination against disabled students and prospective students</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28R</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>It is unlawful for the body responsible for an educational institution to discriminate against a disabled person—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in the arrangements it makes for determining admissions to the institution;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in the terms on which it offers to admit him to the institution; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>by refusing or deliberately omitting to accept an application for his admission to the institution.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>It is unlawful for the body responsible for an educational institution to discriminate against a disabled student in the student services it provides, or offers to provide.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>It is unlawful for the body responsible for an educational institution to discriminate against a disabled student by excluding him from the institution, whether permanently or temporarily.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the case of an act which constitutes discrimination by virtue of section 55, this section also applies to discrimination against a person who is not disabled.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
The body responsible for an educational institution is to be determined in accordance with Schedule 4B, and in the remaining provisions of this Chapter is referred to as the “
<Term>responsible body</Term>
”.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Educational institution</Term>
”, in relation to England and Wales, means an institution—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>within the higher education sector;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>within the further education sector; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>designated in an order made by the Secretary of State.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Educational institution</Term>
”, in relation to Scotland, means—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>an institution within the higher education sector (within the meaning of section 56(2) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992);</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a college of further education with a board of management within the meaning of section 36 of that Act;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a central institution within the meaning of section 135 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a college of further education maintained by an education authority in the exercise of their further education functions in providing courses of further education within the meaning of section 1(5)(b)(ii) of that Act;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>an institution designated in an order made by the Secretary of State.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (6) is to be read with section 91 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Secretary of State may not make an order under subsection (6)(c) or (7)(e) unless he is satisfied that the institution concerned is wholly or partly funded from public funds.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>10</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Before making an order under subsection (7)(e), the Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>11</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Student services</Term>
” means services of any description which are provided wholly or mainly for students.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>12</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Regulations may make provision as to services which are, or are not, to be regarded for the purposes of subsection (2) as student services.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</Chapter>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/26/2/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/26/2" id="section-26-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the Schedule set out in Schedule 4.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Meaning of “discrimination”</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/27/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/27" id="section-27">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">27</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Meaning of “discrimination”</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28S</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of section 28R, a responsible body discriminates against a disabled person if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for a reason which relates to his disability, it treats him less favourably than it treats or would treat others to whom that reason does not or would not apply; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>it cannot show that the treatment in question is justified.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of section 28R, a responsible body also discriminates against a disabled person if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>it fails, to his detriment, to comply with section 28T; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>it cannot show that its failure to comply is justified.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In relation to a failure to take a particular step, a responsible body does not discriminate against a person if it shows—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>that, at the time in question, it did not know and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that he was disabled; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>that its failure to take the step was attributable to that lack of knowledge.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The taking of a particular step by a responsible body in relation to a person does not amount to less favourable treatment if it shows that at the time in question it did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that he was disabled.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsections (6) to (9) apply in determining whether, for the purposes of this section—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>less favourable treatment of a person, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>failure to comply with section 28T,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>is justified.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Less favourable treatment of a person is justified if it is necessary in order to maintain—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>academic standards; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>standards of any other prescribed kind.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Less favourable treatment is also justified if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>it is of a prescribed kind;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>it occurs in prescribed circumstances; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>it is of a prescribed kind and it occurs in prescribed circumstances.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Otherwise less favourable treatment, or a failure to comply with section 28T, is justified only if the reason for it is both material to the circumstances of the particular case and substantial.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If, in a case falling within subsection (1)—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the responsible body is under a duty imposed by section 28T in relation to the disabled person, but</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>fails without justification to comply with that duty,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>its treatment of that person cannot be justified under subsection (8) unless that treatment would have been justified even if it had complied with that duty.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Disabled students not to be substantially disadvantaged</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/28/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/28" id="section-28">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c1500226"/>
28
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Disabled students not to be substantially disadvantaged</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28T</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The responsible body for an educational institution must take such steps as it is reasonable for it to have to take to ensure that—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to the arrangements it makes for determining admissions to the institution, disabled persons are not placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with persons who are not disabled; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to student services provided for, or offered to, students by it, disabled students are not placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with students who are not disabled.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In considering whether it is reasonable for it to have to take a particular step in order to comply with its duty under subsection (1), a responsible body must have regard to any relevant provisions of a code of practice issued under section 53A.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (4) applies if a person has made a confidentiality request of which a responsible body is aware.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In determining whether it is reasonable for the responsible body to have to take a particular step in relation to that person in order to comply with its duty under subsection (1), regard shall be had to the extent to which taking the step in question is consistent with compliance with that request.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Confidentiality request</Term>
” means a request made by a disabled person, which asks for the nature, or asks for the existence, of his disability to be treated as confidential.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section imposes duties only for the purpose of determining whether a responsible body has discriminated against a disabled person; and accordingly a breach of any such duty is not actionable as such.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Further education etc. provided by local education authorities and schools</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/29/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/29" id="section-29">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">29</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/29/1/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/29/1" id="section-29-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<Pblock>
<Title> Other providers of further education or training facilities</Title>
<P1group>
<Title> Further education etc. provided by local education authorities and schools</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28U</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Part 1 of Schedule 4C modifies this Chapter for the purpose of its application in relation to—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>higher education secured by a local education authority;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>further education—</Text>
<P4>
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>secured by a local education authority; or</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4>
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>provided by the governing body of a maintained school;</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>recreational or training facilities secured by a local education authority.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Part 2 of that Schedule modifies this Chapter for the purpose of its application in relation to—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>further education, within the meaning of section 1(5)(b)(iii) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>facilities whose provision is secured by an education authority under section 1(3) of that Act.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/29/2/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/29/2" id="section-29-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the Schedule set out in Schedule 5.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
<Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/part/2/chapter/2/crossheading/enforcement/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/part/2/chapter/2/crossheading/enforcement" NumberOfProvisions="9" RestrictStartDate="2002-05-30" id="part-2-chapter-2-crossheading-enforcement" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Enforcement</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Right of redress</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/30/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/30" id="section-30">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">30</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/30/1/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/30/1" id="section-30-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<Pblock>
<Title> Enforcement, etc.</Title>
<P1group>
<Title> Enforcement, remedies and procedure</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28V</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A claim by a person—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>that a responsible body has discriminated against him in a way which is unlawful under this Chapter,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>that a responsible body is by virtue of section 57 or 58 to be treated as having discriminated against him in such a way, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>that a person is by virtue of section 57 to be treated as having discriminated against him in such a way,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>may be made the subject of civil proceedings in the same way as any other claim in tort or (in Scotland) in reparation for breach of statutory duty.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that damages in respect of discrimination in a way which is unlawful under this Chapter may include compensation for injury to feelings whether or not they include compensation under any other head.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Proceedings in England and Wales may be brought only in a county court.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Proceedings in Scotland may be brought only in a sheriff court.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The remedies available in such proceedings are those which are available in the High Court or (as the case may be) the Court of Session.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The fact that a person who brings proceedings under this Part against a responsible body may also be entitled to bring proceedings against that body under Part 2 is not to affect the proceedings under this Part.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Part 4 of Schedule 3 makes further provision about the enforcement of this Part and about procedure.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/30/2/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/30/2" id="section-30-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In Schedule 3 to the 1995 Act (enforcement and procedure), insert the provisions set out in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-05-30" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Occupation of premises by educational institutions</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/31/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/31" id="section-31">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">31</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/31/1/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/31/1" id="section-31-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Occupation of premises by educational institutions</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28W</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section applies if—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>premises are occupied by an educational institution under a lease;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>but for this section, the responsible body would not be entitled to make a particular alteration to the premises; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the alteration is one which the responsible body proposes to make in order to comply with section 28T.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Except to the extent to which it expressly so provides, the lease has effect, as a result of this subsection, as if it provided—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for the responsible body to be entitled to make the alteration with the written consent of the lessor;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for the responsible body to have to make a written application to the lessor for consent if it wishes to make the alteration;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>if such an application is made, for the lessor not to withhold his consent unreasonably; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for the lessor to be entitled to make his consent subject to reasonable conditions.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In this section—</Text>
<UnorderedList Decoration="none" Class="Definition">
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term>lease</Term>
” includes a tenancy, sub-lease or sub-tenancy and an agreement for a lease, tenancy, sub-lease or sub-tenancy; and
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term>sub-lease</Term>
” and “
<Term>sub-tenancy</Term>
” have such meaning as may be prescribed.
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If the terms and conditions of a lease—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>impose conditions which are to apply if the responsible body alters the premises, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>entitle the lessor to impose conditions when consenting to the responsible body’s altering the premises,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>the responsible body is to be treated for the purposes of subsection (1) as not being entitled to make the alteration.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Part 3 of Schedule 4 supplements the provisions of this section.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/31/2/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/31/2" id="section-31-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In Schedule 4 to the 1995 Act (premises occupied under leases), at the end insert the provisions set out in Schedule 6.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Validity and revision of agreements</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/32/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/32" id="section-32">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">32</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Validity and revision of agreements</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">28X</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>Section 28P applies for the purposes of this Chapter as it applies for the purposes of Chapter 1, but with the substitution, for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2), of “under section 28V”.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Interpretation</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/33/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/33" id="section-33">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">33</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<Pblock>
<Title> Interpretation of Chapter 2</Title>
<P1group>
<Title> Interpretation</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">31A</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsections (2) to (4) apply for the purpose of interpreting this Chapter.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Disabled student</Term>
” means a student who is a disabled person.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Student</Term>
” means a person who is attending, or undertaking a course of study at, an educational institution.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Educational institution</Term>
”, “
<Term>responsible body</Term>
” and “
<Term>student services</Term>
” have the meaning given in section 28R.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Removal of certain duties of funding bodies</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/34/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/34" id="section-34">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">34</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/34/1/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/34/1" id="section-34-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In section 65 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13) (administration of funds by higher education funding councils), omit subsections (4A) and (4B).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/34/2/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/34/2" id="section-34-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In section 40 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c. 37), omit subsections (5) and (6).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/34/3/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/34/3" id="section-34-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Section 528 of the 1996 Act ceases to have effect.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/34/4/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/34/4" id="section-34-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Before section 30 of the 1995 Act, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default">
<FragmentTitle Context="Pblock">
<Title> Duties of funding councils</Title>
</FragmentTitle>
</BlockAmendment>
<AppendText>.</AppendText>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/34/5/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/34/5" id="section-34-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In section 30 of the 1995 Act (further and higher education of disabled persons), omit subsection (6).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/34/6/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/34/6" id="section-34-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In section 31 of the 1995 Act (further and higher education of disabled persons: Scotland), omit subsection (3).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/34/7/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/34/7" id="section-34-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In section 6 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21) (conditions imposed on financial resources in England), omit subsections (4) and (6).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/34/8/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/34/8" id="section-34-8">
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In section 35 of that Act (conditions imposed on financial resources in Wales), omit subsections (4) and (6).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</Chapter>
<Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/part/2/chapter/3/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/part/2/chapter/3" NumberOfProvisions="15" id="part-2-chapter-3" RestrictStartDate="2006-12-04" RestrictEndDate="2007-10-01">
<Number>
<Strong>Chapter 3</Strong>
</Number>
<Title> MISCELLANEOUS</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2007-10-01">
<Title> Extension of role of Disability Rights Commission</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/35/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/35" id="section-35">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">35</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>Schedule 7 extends the role of the Disability Rights Commission in relation to discrimination made unlawful by Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 4 of the 1995 Act.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-07-01" RestrictEndDate="2007-10-01">
<Title> Codes of practice</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/36/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/36" id="section-36">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c457598"/>
36
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/36/1/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/36/1" id="section-36-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Section 53A of the 1995 Act (codes of practice) is amended as follows.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/36/2/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/36/2" id="section-36-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For subsection (1) substitute—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Disability Rights Commission may prepare and issue codes of practice giving practical guidance on how to avoid discrimination, or on any other matter relating to the operation of any provision of Part 2, 3 or 4, to—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>employers;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>service providers;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>bodies which are responsible bodies for the purposes of Chapter 1 or 2 of Part 4; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>other persons to whom the provisions of Parts 2 or 3 or Chapter 2 of Part 4 apply.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1A</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Commission may also prepare and issue codes of practice giving practical guidance to any persons on any other matter with a view to—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>promoting the equalisation of opportunities for disabled persons and persons who have had a disability; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>encouraging good practice in the way such persons are treated,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>in any field of activity regulated by any provision of Part 2, 3 or 4.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1B</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Neither subsection (1) nor (1A) applies in relation to any duty imposed by or under sections 28D or 28E.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/36/3/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/36/3" id="section-36-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In subsection (8), omit the words after first “proceedings”.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/36/4/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/36/4" id="section-36-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>After subsection (8), insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>8A</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>But if a provision of a code of practice appears to a court, tribunal or other body hearing any proceedings under Part 2, 3 or 4 to be relevant, it must take that provision into account.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/36/5/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/36/5" id="section-36-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In subsection (9), in the definition of “discrimination”, for “or Part III” substitute
<InlineAmendment>“ , 3 or 4 ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2007-10-01">
<Title> Conciliation for disputes under Part 4 of the 1995 Act</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/37/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/37" id="section-37">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">37</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<Chapter>
<Number>
<Strong>Chapter 3</Strong>
</Number>
<Title> SUPPLEMENTARY</Title>
<P1group>
<Title> Conciliation for disputes</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">31B</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2>
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Disability Rights Commission may make arrangements with any other person for the provision of conciliation services by, or by persons appointed by, that person in connection with disputes.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In deciding what arrangements (if any) to make, the Commission must have regard to the desirability of securing, so far as reasonably practicable, that conciliation services are available for all disputes which the parties may wish to refer to conciliation.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>No member or employee of the Commission may provide conciliation services in connection with disputes.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Commission must ensure that arrangements under this section include appropriate safeguards to prevent the disclosure to members or employees of the Commission of information obtained by any person in connection with the provision of conciliation services in accordance with the arrangements.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (4) does not apply to information which is disclosed with the consent of the parties to the dispute to which it relates.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (4) does not apply to information which—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>does not identify a particular dispute or a particular person; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>is reasonably required by the Commission for the purpose of monitoring the operation of the arrangements concerned.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Anything communicated to a person providing conciliation services in accordance with arrangements under this section is not admissible in evidence in any proceedings except with the consent of the person who communicated it.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Conciliation services</Term>
” means advice and assistance provided to the parties to a dispute, by a conciliator, with a view to promoting its settlement otherwise than through a court, tribunal or other body.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Dispute</Term>
” means a dispute arising under Chapter 1 or 2 concerning an allegation of discrimination.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2>
<Pnumber>10</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Discrimination</Term>
” means anything which is made unlawful discrimination by a provision of Chapter 1 or 2.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Chapter>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2006-12-04" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Relationship with other Parts of the 1995 Act</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38" id="section-38">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">38</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/1/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/1" id="section-38-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The 1995 Act is amended as follows.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/2/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/2" id="section-38-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In section 2 (past disabilities)—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/2/a/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/2/a" id="section-38-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
in subsection (1), for “and
<Acronym Expansion="3">III</Acronym>
” substitute
<InlineAmendment>“ to 4 ”</InlineAmendment>
and
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/2/b/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/2/b" id="section-38-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
in subsection (4), for “or Part III” substitute
<InlineAmendment>“ , 3 or 4 ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/3/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/3" id="section-38-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In subsection (3) of section 3 (courts etc. to have regard to guidance), for “A tribunal or court” substitute
<InlineAmendment>“ An adjudicating body ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/4/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/4" id="section-38-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>After that subsection, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>3A</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Adjudicating body</Term>
” means—
</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a court;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a tribunal; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any other person who, or body which, may decide a claim under Part 4.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/5/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/5" id="section-38-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In section 19 (meaning of “
<Term id="term-discrimination">discrimination</Term>
” in Part 3) omit—
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/5/a/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/5/a" id="section-38-5-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>paragraphs (a) to (ab) of subsection (5); and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/5/b/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/5/b" id="section-38-5-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>subsection (6).</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/6/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/6" id="section-38-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In that section, insert after subsection (5)—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>5A</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Nothing in this Part applies to the provision of a service in relation to which discrimination is made unlawful by section 28A, 28F or 28R.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/7/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/7" id="section-38-7">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-b1411dfa651a5d74f666ba788f4c77e4"/>
7
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/8/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/8" id="section-38-8">
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In that section, after subsection (3), insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>3A</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 4—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>references in subsection (2) to B include references to—</Text>
<P4>
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>a person who is, for the purposes of that Chapter, B’s parent; and</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4>
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>a sibling of B; and</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>references in that subsection to this Act are, as respects a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) of paragraph (a), restricted to that Chapter.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/9/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/9" id="section-38-9">
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In subsection (1) of section 57 (aiding unlawful acts), for “act made unlawful by this Act” substitute
<InlineAmendment>“ unlawful act ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/10/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/10" id="section-38-10">
<Pnumber>10</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>After subsection (5) of that section, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P2>
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Term>Unlawful act</Term>
” means an act made unlawful by any provision of this Act other than a provision contained in Chapter 1 of Part 4.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/11/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/11" id="section-38-11">
<Pnumber>11</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 (past disabilities) for “and III” substitute
<InlineAmendment>“ to 4 ”</InlineAmendment>
.
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/12/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/12" id="section-38-12">
<Pnumber>12</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>After that paragraph, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default">
<P1group Layout="below">
<Title/>
<P1>
<Pnumber>2A</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>References in Chapter 1 of Part 4 to a disabled pupil are to be read as references to a pupil who has had a disability.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group Layout="below">
<Title/>
<P1>
<Pnumber>2B</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>References in Chapter 2 of Part 4 to a disabled student are to be read as references to a student who has had a disability.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/13/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/13" id="section-38-13">
<Pnumber>13</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>After paragraph 4 of that Schedule, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="schedule" Format="default">
<P1group Layout="below">
<Title/>
<P1>
<Pnumber>4A</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In section 28B(3)(a) and (4), after “disabled” insert “or that he had had a disability”.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group Layout="below">
<Title/>
<P1>
<Pnumber>4B</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In section 28C(1), in paragraphs (a) and (b), after “not disabled” insert “and who have not had a disability”.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group Layout="below">
<Title/>
<P1>
<Pnumber>4C</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In section 28S(3)(a) and (4), after “disabled” insert “or that he had had a disability”.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group Layout="below">
<Title/>
<P1>
<Pnumber>4D</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In subsection (1) of section 28T, after “not disabled” insert “and who have not had a disability”.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group Layout="below">
<Title/>
<P1>
<Pnumber>4E</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In that subsection as substituted by paragraphs 2 and 6 of Schedule 4C, after “not disabled” insert “and who have not had a disability”.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/14/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/14" id="section-38-14">
<Pnumber>14</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Omit paragraph 129 of Schedule 37 to the 1996 Act (amendment of section 19(5) of the 1995 Act).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/15/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/15" id="section-38-15">
<Pnumber>15</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Omit section 38 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30) (amendment of section 19(6) of the 1995 Act).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/16/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/16" id="section-38-16">
<Pnumber>16</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Omit paragraph 49 of Schedule 9 to the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21) (amendment of section 19(5) of the 1995 Act).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Application to the Isles of Scilly</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/39/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/39" id="section-39">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">39</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, insert the following section—</Text>
<BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default">
<P1group>
<Title> Application to Isles of Scilly</Title>
<P1>
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">31C</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>This Part applies to the Isles of Scilly—</Text>
<P3>
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>as if the Isles were a separate non-metropolitan county (and the Council of the Isles of Scilly were a county council), and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3>
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>with such other modifications as may be specified in an order made by the Secretary of State.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2005-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2010-10-01">
<Title> Duty of Teacher Training Agency</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/40/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/40" id="section-40">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">40</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/40/1/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/40/1" id="section-40-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In the 1995 Act, omit section 29 (education of disabled persons).</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/40/2/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/40/2" id="section-40-2">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="key-b7ec8a3ce08d022d155cb39c1046f634"/>
2
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Chapter>
</Part>
<Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/part/3/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/part/3" NumberOfProvisions="3" RestrictExtent="E+W+S" id="part-3" RestrictStartDate="2003-09-01">
<Number>
<Strong>Part 3</Strong>
</Number>
<Title> SUPPLEMENTARY</Title>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-01-01">
<Title> Expenses of Secretary of State</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/41/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/41" id="section-41">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c417835"/>
41
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable under any other enactment.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S" RestrictStartDate="2003-09-01">
<Title> Minor amendments and repeals</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/42" id="section-42">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<CommentaryRef Ref="c417836"/>
42
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/1/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/1" id="section-42-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Schedule 8 makes minor and consequential amendments.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/2/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/2" id="section-42-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c459062"/>
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/3/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/3" id="section-42-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If, as a result of any other amendment made by Part 1 of that Schedule, a power to make regulations is conferred, that power is exercisable so far as it relates to Wales by the National Assembly for Wales.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/4/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/4" id="section-42-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>But each of the powers conferred as a result of subsection (3)—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/4/a/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/4/a" id="section-42-4-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>is to be treated as if it had been transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by an Order in Council under section 22 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38); and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/4/b/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/4/b" id="section-42-4-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>that transfer may be revoked by an Order in Council under that section.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/5/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/5" id="section-42-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of section 22 of the Government of Wales Act 1998, an Order in Council made as a result of subsection (4)(b) is to be treated as if it were revoking a previous Order in Council.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/6/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/6" id="section-42-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The repeals set out in Schedule 9 have effect.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2001-05-11" ConfersPower="true">
<Title> Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43" id="section-43">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">43</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/1/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/1" id="section-43-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This Act may be cited as the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/2/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/2" id="section-43-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In this Act—</Text>
<UnorderedList Decoration="none" Class="Definition">
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-the-1995-act">the 1995 Act</Term>
” means the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50); and
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-the-1996-act">the 1996 Act</Term>
” means the Education Act 1996 (c. 56).
</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
</UnorderedList>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" id="section-43-3">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c417837"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c456336"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c455000"/>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c455027"/>
3
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Except as provided in subsections (4) and (6), this Act (apart from this section) comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/4/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/4" id="section-43-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The following provisions of this Act come into force on the day on which it is passed—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/4/a/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/4/a" id="section-43-4-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 4,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/4/b/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/4/b" id="section-43-4-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 5,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/4/c/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/4/c" id="section-43-4-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 9,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/4/d/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/4/d" id="section-43-4-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 42(2) to (4), and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/4/e/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/4/e" id="section-43-4-e">
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>paragraphs 6 to 10, 13(1) to (4) and 14(3) of Schedule 8 (and section 42(1) so far as relating to those provisions),</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>but only so far as is necessary for enabling the making of any regulations for which they provide.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/5/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/5" id="section-43-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Nothing in subsection (4) affects the operation of section 13 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) in relation to this Act.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6" id="section-43-6">
<Pnumber>
<CommentaryRef Ref="c455088"/>
6
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The following provisions come into force as respects Wales on such day as the National Assembly for Wales may appoint by order—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/a/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/a" id="section-43-6-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>sections 1 to 3;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/b/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/b" id="section-43-6-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>sections 7 and 8;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/c/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/c" id="section-43-6-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 9 (so far as not brought into force by subsection (4));</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/d/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/d" id="section-43-6-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>sections 14 and 15;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/e/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/e" id="section-43-6-e">
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 22, so far as it gives the National Assembly for Wales power to give directions under section 28M(1) or (3) of the 1995 Act or makes provision in relation to such a direction;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/f/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/f" id="section-43-6-f">
<Pnumber>f</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>subsections (1) and (6) of section 42 (but only in so far as they relate to the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (g) to (i));</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/g/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/g" id="section-43-6-g">
<Pnumber>g</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in Part 1 of Schedule 8—</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/g/i/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/g/i" id="section-43-6-g-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>paragraphs 1, 5, 11 and 12; and</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/g/ii/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/g/ii" id="section-43-6-g-ii">
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>paragraphs 6 to 10 and 14 (so far as not brought into force by subsection (4));</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/h/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/h" id="section-43-6-h">
<Pnumber>h</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in Part 2 of that Schedule, paragraphs 16 to 18; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/i/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/i" id="section-43-6-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in Schedule 9, the entries relating to—</Text>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/i/i/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/i/i" id="section-43-6-i-i">
<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33); and</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/i/ii/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/i/ii" id="section-43-6-i-ii">
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>section 325(1) of, and Schedule 27 to, the 1996 Act.</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/7/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/7" id="section-43-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Different days may be appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/8/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/8" id="section-43-8">
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>An order under this section—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/8/a/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/8/a" id="section-43-8-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>must be made by statutory instrument; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/8/b/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/8/b" id="section-43-8-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>may contain incidental, supplemental, consequential or transitional provisions and savings.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/9/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/9" id="section-43-9">
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subsection (10) applies to an order bringing any provision made by—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/9/a/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/9/a" id="section-43-9-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>section 28, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/9/b/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/9/b" id="section-43-9-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>paragraph 2 or 6 of Schedule 5,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>into force.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/10/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/10" id="section-43-10">
<Pnumber>10</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The order may, in particular, include provision for the duty imposed by section 28T(1) of the 1995 Act to have effect with such modifications as may be specified in the order for a period which ends—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/10/a/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/10/a" id="section-43-10-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>on a date so specified; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/10/b/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/10/b" id="section-43-10-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>on the making by the Secretary of State of an order made by statutory instrument bringing the period to an end.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/11/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/11" id="section-43-11">
<Pnumber>11</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Amendments made by this Act to the 1996 Act have the same extent as that Act.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/12/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/12" id="section-43-12">
<Pnumber>12</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Parts 2 and 3 do not extend to Northern Ireland.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/13/2006-12-04" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/13" id="section-43-13">
<Pnumber>13</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Nothing in this Act shall impose any charge on the people or on public funds, or vary the amount or incidence of or otherwise alter any such charge in any manner, or affect the assessment, levying, administration or application of any money raised by any such charge.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Part>
</Body>
</Primary>
<Commentaries>
<Commentary id="c417825" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00001" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/1" SectionRef="section-1">S. 1</CitationSubRef>
not in force at Royal Assent see
<CitationSubRef id="c00002" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">s. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00003" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/1" SectionRef="section-1">s. 1</CitationSubRef>
in force for specified purposes for E. at 15.6.2001 and in force to the extent not already in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217" id="c00004" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2217">S.I. 2001/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00005" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/4" CitationRef="c00004" SectionRef="article-4">arts. 4</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00006" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/5" CitationRef="c00004" SectionRef="article-5">5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/I" CitationRef="c00004" SectionRef="schedule-part-I">Sch. Pts. I</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/II" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00004" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">II</CitationSubRef>
(as amended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614" id="c00009" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2614">S.I. 2001/2614</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614/article/4" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00009" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
);
<CitationSubRef id="c00011" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/1" SectionRef="section-1">s. 1</CitationSubRef>
in force for specified purposes for W. at 21.1.2002 and in force in so far as not already in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/74" id="c00012" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="74">S.I. 2002/74</Citation>
, arts. {4},{5}, Sch. Pts. I, II
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c417826" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00013" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/2" SectionRef="section-2">S. 2</CitationSubRef>
not in force at Royal Assent see
<CitationSubRef id="c00014" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">s. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00015" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/2" SectionRef="section-2">s. 2</CitationSubRef>
in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217" id="c00016" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2217">S.I. 2001/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00017" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/5" CitationRef="c00016" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00018" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/II" CitationRef="c00016" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614" id="c00019" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2614">S.I. 2001/2614</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00020" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614/article/4" CitationRef="c00019" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00021" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/2" SectionRef="section-2">s. 2</CitationSubRef>
in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/74" id="c00022" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="74">S.I. 2002/74</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00023" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/74/article/5" CitationRef="c00022" SectionRef="article-5" Operative="true">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00024" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/74/schedule/part/II" CitationRef="c00022" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c417827" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00025" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/3" SectionRef="section-3">S. 3</CitationSubRef>
not in force at Royal Assent see
<CitationSubRef id="c00026" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">s. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00027" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/3" SectionRef="section-3">s. 3</CitationSubRef>
in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217" id="c00028" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2217">S.I. 2001/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00029" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/5" CitationRef="c00028" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00030" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/II" CitationRef="c00028" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614" id="c00031" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2614">S.I. 2001/2614</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00032" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614/article/4" CitationRef="c00031" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00033" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/3" SectionRef="section-3">s. 3</CitationSubRef>
in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/74" id="c00034" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="74">S.I. 2002/74</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00035" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/74/article/5" CitationRef="c00034" SectionRef="article-5" Operative="true">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00036" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/74/schedule/part/II" CitationRef="c00034" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c417828" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00037" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/4" SectionRef="section-4">S. 4</CitationSubRef>
in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes see
<CitationSubRef id="c00038" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/4/a" SectionRef="section-43-4-a">s. 43(4)(a)</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00039" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/4" SectionRef="section-4">s. 4</CitationSubRef>
in force to the extent not already in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217" id="c00040" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2217">S.I. 2001/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00041" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/5" CitationRef="c00040" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00042" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/II" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00040" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614" id="c00043" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2614">S.I. 2001/2614</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00044" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614/article/4" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00043" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00045" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/4" SectionRef="section-4">s. 4</CitationSubRef>
in force to the extent not already in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992" id="c00046" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="3992">S.I. 2001/3992</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00047" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/article/5" CitationRef="c00046" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00048" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/schedule/part/II" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00046" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c417829" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00049" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/5" SectionRef="section-5">S. 5</CitationSubRef>
in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes see
<CitationSubRef id="c00050" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/4" SectionRef="section-43-4">s. 43(4)</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00051" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/5" SectionRef="section-5">s. 5</CitationSubRef>
in force to the extent not already in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217" id="c00052" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2217">S.I. 2001/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00053" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/5" CitationRef="c00052" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00054" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/II" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00052" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614" id="c00055" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2614">S.I. 2001/2614</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00056" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614/article/4" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00055" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00057" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/5" SectionRef="section-5">s. 5</CitationSubRef>
in force to the extent not already in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992" id="c00058" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="3992">S.I. 2001/3992</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00059" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/article/5" CitationRef="c00058" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00060" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/schedule/part/II" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00058" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c417830" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00061" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/6" SectionRef="section-6">S. 6</CitationSubRef>
not in force at Royal Assent see
<CitationSubRef id="c00062" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">s. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00063" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/6" SectionRef="section-6">s. 6</CitationSubRef>
in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217" id="c00064" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2217">S.I. 2001/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00065" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/5" CitationRef="c00064" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00066" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/II" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00064" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614" id="c00067" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2614">S.I. 2001/2614</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00068" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614/article/4" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00067" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00069" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/6" SectionRef="section-6">s. 6</CitationSubRef>
in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992" id="c00070" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="3992">S.I. 2001/3992</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00071" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/article/5" CitationRef="c00070" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00072" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/schedule/part/II" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00070" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c417831" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00073" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/7" SectionRef="section-7">S. 7</CitationSubRef>
not in force at Royal Assent see
<CitationSubRef id="c00074" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">s. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00075" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/7" SectionRef="section-7">s. 7</CitationSubRef>
in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217" id="c00076" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2217">S.I. 2001/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00077" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/5" CitationRef="c00076" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00078" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/II" CitationRef="c00076" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614" id="c00079" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2614">S.I. 2001/2614</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00080" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614/article/4" CitationRef="c00079" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00081" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/7" SectionRef="section-7">s. 7</CitationSubRef>
in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/74" id="c00082" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="74">S.I. 2002/74</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00083" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/74/article/5" CitationRef="c00082" SectionRef="article-5" Operative="true">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00084" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/74/schedule/part/II" CitationRef="c00082" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c417832" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00085" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/8" SectionRef="section-8">S. 8</CitationSubRef>
not in force at Royal Assent see
<CitationSubRef id="c00086" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">s. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00087" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/8" SectionRef="section-8">s. 8</CitationSubRef>
in force for specified purposes for E. at 15.6.2001 and in force to the extent not already in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217" id="c00088" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2217">S.I. 2001/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00089" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/4" CitationRef="c00088" SectionRef="article-4">arts. 4</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00090" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/5" CitationRef="c00088" SectionRef="article-5">5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00091" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/I" CitationRef="c00088" SectionRef="schedule-part-I">Sch. Pts. I</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00092" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/II" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00088" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">II</CitationSubRef>
(as amended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614" id="c00093" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2614">S.I. 2001/2614</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00094" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614/article/4" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00093" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
);
<CitationSubRef id="c00095" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/8" SectionRef="section-8">s. 8</CitationSubRef>
in force for certain purposes for W. at 21.1.2002 and in force in so far as not already in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/74" id="c00096" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="74">S.I. 2002/74</Citation>
, art. {4},{5}, Sch. Pts. I, II
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c417833" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00097" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/9" SectionRef="section-9">S. 9</CitationSubRef>
in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes see
<CitationSubRef id="c00098" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/4/6" SectionRef="section-43-4-6">s. 43(4)(6)</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00099" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/9" SectionRef="section-9">s. 9</CitationSubRef>
in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217" id="c00100" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2217">S.I. 2001/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00101" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/5" CitationRef="c00100" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00102" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/II" CitationRef="c00100" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614" id="c00103" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2614">S.I. 2001/2614</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00104" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614/article/4" CitationRef="c00103" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00105" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/9" SectionRef="section-9">s. 9</CitationSubRef>
in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/74" id="c00106" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="74">S.I. 2002/74</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00107" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/74/article/5" CitationRef="c00106" SectionRef="article-5" Operative="true">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00108" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/74/schedule/part/II" CitationRef="c00106" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c417834" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00109" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/10" SectionRef="section-10">S. 10</CitationSubRef>
not in force at Royal Assent see
<CitationSubRef id="c00110" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">s. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00111" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/10" SectionRef="section-10">s. 10</CitationSubRef>
in force for specified purposes for E. at 15.6.2001 and in force to the extent not already in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217" id="c00112" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2217">S.I. 2001/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00113" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/4" CitationRef="c00112" SectionRef="article-4">arts. 4</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00114" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/5" CitationRef="c00112" SectionRef="article-5">5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00115" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/I" CitationRef="c00112" SectionRef="schedule-part-I">Sch. Pts. I</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00116" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/II" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00112" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">II</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614" id="c00117" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2614">S.I. 2001/2614</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00118" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614/article/4" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00117" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00119" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/10" SectionRef="section-10">s. 10</CitationSubRef>
in force for specified purposes for W. at 8.12.2001 and in force to the extent not already in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992" id="c00120" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="3992">S.I. 2001/3992</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00121" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/article/4" CitationRef="c00120" SectionRef="article-4">arts. 4</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00122" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/article/5" CitationRef="c00120" SectionRef="article-5">5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00123" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/schedule/part/I" CitationRef="c00120" SectionRef="schedule-part-I">Sch. Pts. I</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00124" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/schedule/part/II" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00120" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c458297" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 14 partly in force; s. 14 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 43(3); s. 14(1) in force for specified purposes (otherwise than as respects W.) at 1.7.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1721" id="c00129" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="1721">S.I. 2002/1721</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00130" CitationRef="c00129" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1721/article/4" SectionRef="article-4" Operative="true">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00131" CitationRef="c00129" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1721/schedule/part/II" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
; s. 14 in force in so far as not already in force (other than as respects W.) at 1.9.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217" id="c00133" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="2217">S.I. 2002/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00134" CitationRef="c00133" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/article/4" SectionRef="article-4" Operative="true">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00135" CitationRef="c00133" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/schedule/1/part/2" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-2">Sch. 1 Pt. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c458302" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 15 partly in force; s. 15 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 43(3); s. 15 in force for specfied purposes (other than as respects W.) at 1.7.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1721" id="c00140" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="1721">S.I. 2002/1721</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00141" CitationRef="c00140" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1721/article/4" SectionRef="article-4" Operative="true">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00142" CitationRef="c00140" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1721/schedule/part/II" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
; s. 15 in force in so far as not already in force (other than as respects W.) at 1.9.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217" id="c00144" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="2217">S.I. 2002/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00145" CitationRef="c00144" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/article/4" SectionRef="article-4" Operative="true">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00146" CitationRef="c00144" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/schedule/1/part/2" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-2">Sch. 1 Pt. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c456340" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00147" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/19" SectionRef="section-19">S. 19</CitationSubRef>
wholly in force at 1.9.2002;
<CitationSubRef id="c00148" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/19" SectionRef="section-19">s. 19</CitationSubRef>
not in force at Royal Assent see
<CitationSubRef id="c00149" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">s. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00150" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/19/1" SectionRef="section-19-1">s. 19(1)</CitationSubRef>
in force (1.7.2002) for specified purposes by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1721" id="c00151" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="1721">S.I. 2002/1721</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00152" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1721/article/3" CitationRef="c00151" SectionRef="article-3" Operative="true">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00153" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1721/schedule/part/I" CitationRef="c00151" SectionRef="schedule-part-I">Sch. Pt. I</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00154" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/19" SectionRef="section-19">s. 19</CitationSubRef>
in force (1.9.2002) in so far as not already in force by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217" id="c00155" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="2217">S.I. 2002/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00156" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/article/3" CitationRef="c00155" SectionRef="article-3" Operative="true">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00157" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/schedule/1/part/1" CitationRef="c00155" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-1">Sch. 1 Pt. 1</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c458348" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00158" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/22" SectionRef="section-22">S. 22</CitationSubRef>
partly in force;
<CitationSubRef id="c00159" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/22" SectionRef="section-22">s. 22</CitationSubRef>
not in force at Royal Assent see
<CitationSubRef id="c00160" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">s. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00161" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/22" SectionRef="section-22">s. 22</CitationSubRef>
in force for specified purposes for at 1.9.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217" id="c00162" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="2217">S.I. 2002/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00163" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/article/3" CitationRef="c00162" SectionRef="article-3" Operative="true">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00164" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/schedule/1/part/I" CitationRef="c00162" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-I">Sch. 1 Pt. I</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c455010" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00165" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/26" SectionRef="section-26">S. 26</CitationSubRef>
wholly in force at 1.9.2002;
<CitationSubRef id="c00166" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/26" SectionRef="section-26">s. 26</CitationSubRef>
not in force at Royal Assent see
<CitationSubRef id="c00167" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">s. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00168" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/26" SectionRef="section-26">s. 26</CitationSubRef>
in force for certain purposes at 30.5.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1647" id="c00169" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="1647">S.I. 2002/1647</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00170" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1647/article/3" CitationRef="c00169" SectionRef="article-3" Operative="true">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00171" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/26" SectionRef="section-26">s. 26</CitationSubRef>
in force in so far as not already in force at 1.9.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217" id="c00172" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="2217">S.I. 2002/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00173" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/article/3" CitationRef="c00172" SectionRef="article-3" Operative="true">art.3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00174" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/schedule/1/part/I" CitationRef="c00172" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-I">Sch. 1 Pt. I</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c1500226" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00175" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/28" SectionRef="section-28">S. 28</CitationSubRef>
wholly in force at 1.9.2002, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00176" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">s. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
and
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217" id="c00177" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="2217">S.I. 2002/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00178" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/article/5" CitationRef="c00177" SectionRef="article-5" Operative="true">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
(subject to
<CitationSubRef id="c00179" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/article/6" CitationRef="c00177" SectionRef="article-6">art. 6</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c457598" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00180" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/36" SectionRef="section-36">S. 36</CitationSubRef>
wholly in force at 1.9.2002;
<CitationSubRef id="c00181" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/36" SectionRef="section-36">s. 36</CitationSubRef>
not in force at Royal Assent see
<CitationSubRef id="c00182" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">s. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00183" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/36/1" SectionRef="section-36-1">s. 36(1)</CitationSubRef>
in force for certain purposes and s. 36(2) in force at 1.7.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1721" id="c00184" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="1721">S.I. 2002/1721</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00185" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1721/article/3" CitationRef="c00184" SectionRef="article-3" Operative="true">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00186" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1721/schedule/part/I" CitationRef="c00184" SectionRef="schedule-part-I">Sch. Pt. I</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00187" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/36" SectionRef="section-36">s. 36</CitationSubRef>
in force so far as not already in force at 1.9.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217" id="c00188" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="2217">S.I. 2002/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00189" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/article/3" CitationRef="c00188" SectionRef="article-3" Operative="true">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00190" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/schedule/part/1" CitationRef="c00188" SectionRef="schedule-part-1">Sch. Pt. 1</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c417835" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00191" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/41" SectionRef="section-41">S. 41</CitationSubRef>
wholly in force at 1.9.2002;
<CitationSubRef id="c00192" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/41" SectionRef="section-41">s. 41</CitationSubRef>
not in force at Royal Assent see
<CitationSubRef id="c00193" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">s. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00194" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/41" SectionRef="section-41">s. 41</CitationSubRef>
in force for E. at 1.1.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217" id="c00195" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2217">S.I. 2001/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00196" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/5" CitationRef="c00195" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00197" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/II" CitationRef="c00195" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614" id="c00198" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2614">S.I. 2001/2614</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00199" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614/article/2" CitationRef="c00198" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00200" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/41" SectionRef="section-41">s. 41</CitationSubRef>
in force for W. at 1.4.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992" id="c00201" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="3992">S.I. 2001/3992</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00202" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/article/5" CitationRef="c00201" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00203" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/schedule/part/II" CitationRef="c00201" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00204" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/41" SectionRef="section-41">s. 41</CitationSubRef>
in force in so far as not already in force at 1.9.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217" id="c00205" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="2217">S.I. 2002/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00206" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/article/3" CitationRef="c00205" SectionRef="article-3" Operative="true">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00207" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/schedule/part/1" CitationRef="c00205" SectionRef="schedule-part-1">Sch. Pt. 1</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c417836" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00208" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/42" SectionRef="section-42">S. 42</CitationSubRef>
wholly in force at 1.9.2002;
<CitationSubRef id="c00209" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/1" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/4" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-42-1" EndSectionRef="section-42-4">s. 42(1)-(4)</CitationSubRef>
in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, see
<CitationSubRef id="c00210" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">s. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00211" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/1" SectionRef="section-42-1">s. 42(1)</CitationSubRef>
in force for E. for specified purposes at 15.6.2001 and s. 42 in force for E. in so far as not already in force at 1.1.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217" id="c00212" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2217">S.I. 2001/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00213" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/4" CitationRef="c00212" SectionRef="article-4">arts. 4</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00214" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/5" CitationRef="c00212" SectionRef="article-5">5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00215" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/I" CitationRef="c00212" SectionRef="schedule-part-I">Sch. Pts. I</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00216" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/II" CitationRef="c00212" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">II</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614" id="c00217" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2614">S.I. 2001/2614</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00218" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614/article/4" CitationRef="c00217" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00219" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/1/6" SectionRef="section-42-1-6">S. 42(1)(6)</CitationSubRef>
in force for W. for specified purposes and s. 42(2)-(4) in force for W. in so far as not already in force at 1.4.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992" id="c00220" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="3992">S.I. 2001/3992</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00221" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/article/5" CitationRef="c00220" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00222" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/schedule/part/II" CitationRef="c00220" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
;
<CitationSubRef id="c00223" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/1" SectionRef="section-42-1">s. 42(1)</CitationSubRef>
in force for W. for specified purposes at 21.1.2002 and 1.4.2002 and s. 42(6) in force for W. for specified purposes at 1.4.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/74" id="c00224" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="74">S.I. 2002/74</Citation>
, arts. {4},{5}, Sch. Pts. I, II;
<CitationSubRef id="c00225" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/42" SectionRef="section-42">s. 42</CitationSubRef>
in force in so far as not already in force at 1.9.2002 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217" id="c00226" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="2217">S.I. 2002/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00227" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/article/3" CitationRef="c00226" SectionRef="article-3" Operative="true">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00228" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217/schedule/part/1" CitationRef="c00226" SectionRef="schedule-part-1">Sch. Pt. 1</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c459062" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00229" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/42/2" SectionRef="section-42-2">S. 42(2)</CitationSubRef>
repealed (1.9.2003) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/32" id="c00230" Year="2002" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="32" Title="Education Act 2002">Education Act 2002 (c. 32)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00231" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/32/section/195" CitationRef="c00230" SectionRef="section-195">ss. 195</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00232" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/32/section/215/2" CitationRef="c00230" SectionRef="section-215-2">215(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00233" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/32/schedule/18/paragraph/16" CitationRef="c00230" SectionRef="schedule-18-paragraph-16" Operative="true">Sch. 18 para. 16</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00234" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/32/schedule/22/part/2" CitationRef="c00230" SectionRef="schedule-22-part-2" Operative="true">Sch. 22 Pt. 2</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/3185" id="c00235" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="3185">S.I. 2002/3185</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00236" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/3185/article/6" CitationRef="c00235" SectionRef="article-6" Operative="true">art. 6</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c417837" Type="P">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00237" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">S. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
power partly exercised: different dates appointed (E.) for specified provisions and for specified purposes by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217" id="c00238" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2217">S.I. 2001/2217</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00239" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/4" CitationRef="c00238" SectionRef="article-4">arts. 4</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00240" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/article/5" CitationRef="c00238" SectionRef="article-5">5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00241" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/I" CitationRef="c00238" SectionRef="schedule-part-I">Sch. Pts. I</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00242" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2217/schedule/part/II" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00238" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">II</CitationSubRef>
(as amended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614" id="c00243" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2614">S.I. 2001/2614</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00244" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2614/article/4" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00243" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00245" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">s. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
power partly exercised: different dates appointed (W.) for specified provisions and specified purposes by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992" id="c00246" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="3992">S.I. 2001/3992</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00247" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/article/4" CitationRef="c00246" SectionRef="article-4">arts. 4</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00248" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/article/5" CitationRef="c00246" SectionRef="article-5">5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00249" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/schedule/part/I" CitationRef="c00246" SectionRef="schedule-part-I">Sch. Pts. I</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00250" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3992/schedule/part/II" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00246" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c456336" Type="P">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00251" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">S. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
power partly exercised: 1.7.2002 appointed for specified provisions by {
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1721" id="c00252" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="1721">S.I. 2002/1721</Citation>
}, arts. 3, 4
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c455000" Type="P">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00253" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">S. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
power partly exercised: 30.5.2002 appointed for specified provisions and certain purposes by {
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/1647" id="c00254" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="1647">S.I. 2002/1647</Citation>
}, art. 3
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c455027" Type="P">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00255" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/3" SectionRef="section-43-3">S. 43(3)</CitationSubRef>
power partly exercised: 1.9.2002 appointed for specified provisions and specific purposes by {
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/2217" id="c00256" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="2217">S.I. 2002/2217</Citation>
}, art. 3
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c455088" Type="P">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00257" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/43/6/7" SectionRef="section-43-6-7">S. 43(6)(7)</CitationSubRef>
power partly exercised: different dates appointed for specified provisions by {
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2002/74" id="c00258" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2002" Number="74">S.I. 2002/74</Citation>
}, art. 4
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-7a1b285b9c516899b732c98a55f3cf8b" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 14 in force at 8.10.2003 for W. by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2003/2532" id="csjzbmej1-00009" Class="WelshStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="2532" Title="The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2003">S.I. 2003/2532</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="csjzbmej1-00010" CitationRef="csjzbmej1-00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2003/2532/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="csjzbmej1-00011" CitationRef="csjzbmej1-00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2003/2532/schedule" SectionRef="schedule" Operative="true">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-b71e34ab668c4d35eabae44005490e1b" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 15 in force at 8.10.2003 for W. by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2003/2532" id="csjzbmej1-00020" Class="WelshStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="2532" Title="The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2003">S.I. 2003/2532</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="csjzbmej1-00021" CitationRef="csjzbmej1-00020" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2003/2532/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="csjzbmej1-00022" CitationRef="csjzbmej1-00020" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2003/2532/schedule" SectionRef="schedule" Operative="true">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-12c6e56e88f0e5a7cc0ed5ae3584e2e0" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-22" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/22" id="csjzbmej1-00030">S. 22</CitationSubRef>
in force at 8.10.2003 for W. in so far as not already in force by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2003/2532" Class="WelshStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="2532" Title="The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2003" id="csjzbmej1-00031">S.I. 2003/2532</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2003/2532/article/2" CitationRef="csjzbmej1-00031" id="csjzbmej1-00032">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2003/2532/schedule" CitationRef="csjzbmej1-00031" Operative="true" id="csjzbmej1-00033">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-d5c7dfb0588e42c76ec4e03936e42f4b" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="csk06tmu1-00004" SectionRef="section-14-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/14/2">S. 14(2)</CitationSubRef>
repealed (1.9.2005) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/18" id="csk06tmu1-00005" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2005" Number="18" Title="Education Act 2005">Education Act 2005 (c. 18)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="csk06tmu1-00006" CitationRef="csk06tmu1-00005" SectionRef="section-125-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/18/section/125/4">s. 125(4)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="csk06tmu1-00007" CitationRef="csk06tmu1-00005" SectionRef="schedule-19-part-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/18/schedule/19/part/4" Operative="true">Sch. 19 Pt. 4</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2034" id="csk06tmu1-00008" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="2034" Title="Education Act 2005 (Commencement No.1 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005">S.I. 2005/2034</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="csk06tmu1-00009" CitationRef="csk06tmu1-00008" SectionRef="article-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2034/article/5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="csk06tmu1-00010" CitationRef="csk06tmu1-00008" SectionRef="schedule-paragraph-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2034/schedule/paragraph/2">Sch. para. 2</CitationSubRef>
)
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<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="csk09inv1-00004" SectionRef="section-40-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/40/2">S. 40(2)</CitationSubRef>
repealed (1.9.2005) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/18" id="csk09inv1-00005" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2005" Number="18" Title="Education Act 2005">Education Act 2005 (c. 18)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="csk09inv1-00006" CitationRef="csk09inv1-00005" SectionRef="section-125-3-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/18/section/125/3/b">s. 125(3)(b)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="csk09inv1-00007" CitationRef="csk09inv1-00005" SectionRef="schedule-19-part-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/18/schedule/19/part/3" Operative="true">Sch. 19 Pt. 3</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
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<Commentary id="key-b1411dfa651a5d74f666ba788f4c77e4" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="csk0f5fi1-00004" SectionRef="section-38-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/10/section/38/7">S. 38(7)</CitationSubRef>
repealed (4.12.2006) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/13" id="csk0f5fi1-00005" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2005" Number="13" Title="Disability Discrimination Act 2005">Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (c. 13)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="csk0f5fi1-00006" CitationRef="csk0f5fi1-00005" SectionRef="section-20-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/13/section/20/3">s. 20(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="csk0f5fi1-00007" CitationRef="csk0f5fi1-00005" SectionRef="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/13/schedule/2" Operative="true">Sch. 2</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2774" id="csk0f5fi1-00008" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="2774" Title="Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (Commencement No.2) Order 2005">S.I. 2005/2774</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="csk0f5fi1-00009" CitationRef="csk0f5fi1-00008" SectionRef="article-4-g" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2774/article/4/g">art. 4(g)</CitationSubRef>
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