SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Special educational needs: consequential amendments

PART 1Amendments to the Education Act 1996

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(1)

Section 438 (choice of school: child without statement of special educational needs) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

after “maintain” insert “ an EHC plan (in the case of a local authority in England) or ”, and

(b)

after “section 324” insert “ (in the case of a local authority in Wales) ”.

(3)

In the title, after “without” insert “ EHC plan or ”.