Part 2Support for participation in education or training: young adults with learning difficulties and young people in England
Provision of support services
I178Supplementary
1
In sections 68 to 77 and this section—
F3“local authority” has the meaning given by section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996;
“parent”, in relation to a child, has the meaning given by section 576 of F4that Act (c. 56);
“proprietor”, in relation to a school or other institution, means the person or body of persons responsible for its management;
“relevant young adult” means a person who—
- a
has attained the age of 20 but not the age of 25, and
- b
has a learning difficulty;
and F1subsections (6) and (7) of section 15ZA of the Education Act 1996 (construction of references to learning difficulties) apply for this purpose;
- a
“young person” means a person who has attained the age of 13 but not the age of 20.
2
For the purposes of sections 68 to 77, a F2local authority is responsible for any young person or relevant young adult who is—
a
receiving education or training in its area,
b
normally resident in its area, or
c
otherwise within its area.
3
For the purposes of subsection (2)(a), “training” includes vocational, social, physical and recreational training.