SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17Disabled pupils: enforcement

Part 4Admissions and exclusions

Admissions

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(1)

This paragraph applies if appeal arrangements have been made in relation to admissions decisions.

(2)

A claim that a responsible body has, because of a person's disability, contravened Chapter 1 of Part 6 in respect of an admissions decision must be made under the appeal arrangements.

(3)

The body hearing the claim has the powers it has in relation to an appeal under the appeal arrangements.

(4)

Appeal arrangements are arrangements under—

(a)

section 94 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, or

F1(b)

Academy arrangements (as defined in section 1 of the Academies Act 2010) between the responsible body for an Academy and the Secretary of State,

enabling an appeal to be made by the person's parent against the decision.

(5)

An admissions decision is—

(a)

a decision of a kind mentioned in section 94(1) or (2) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

(b)

a decision as to the admission of a person to an F2Academy school or an alternative provision Academy taken by the responsible body or on its behalf.