C2PART 3Children and young people in England with special educational needs or disabilities

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Appeals, mediation and dispute resolution

I154Mediation: educational and social care issues etc

1

This section applies where—

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the parent or young person informs the local authority under section 52 that he or she wishes to pursue mediation, and

b

the mediation issues do not include health care provision specified in the plan or the fact that no health care provision, or no health care provision of a particular kind, is specified in the plan.

2

The local authority must—

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arrange for mediation between it and the parent or young person,

b

ensure that the mediation is conducted by an independent person, and

c

participate in the mediation.

3

For the purposes of this section, a person is not independent if he or she is employed by a local authority in England.