PART 3Children and young people in England with special educational needs or disabilities
Co-operation and assistance
29Co-operating generally: governing body functions
1
This section applies where an appropriate authority for a school or post-16 institution mentioned in subsection (2) has functions under this Part.
2
The schools and post-16 institutions referred to in subsection (1) are—
a
mainstream schools;
b
maintained nursery schools;
c
16 to 19 Academies;
d
institutions within the further education sector;
e
pupil referral units;
f
alternative provision Academies.
3
The appropriate authority must co-operate with each responsible local authority, and each responsible local authority must co-operate with the appropriate authority, in the exercise of those functions.
4
A responsible local authority, in relation to an appropriate authority for a school or post-16 institution mentioned in subsection (2), is a local authority in England that is responsible for any child or young person who is a registered pupil or a student at the school or post-16 institution.
5
The “appropriate authority” for a school or post-16 institution is—
a
in the case of a maintained school, maintained nursery school, or institution within the further education sector, the governing body;
b
in the case of an Academy, the proprietor;
c
in the case of a pupil referral unit, the management committee.