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8.—(1) A written report on each chil with a statement at the school which complies with the requirements of sub-paragraphs (2) to (4) shall be furnished to the relevant local education authority at least once a year.
(2) The report shall be capable of assisting such authority—
(a)in reviewing their assessment of the special educational needs of the child and of the special educational provision to be made for the purpose of meeting those needs, and
(b)to perform their duties under the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986(1).
(3) The report shall be compiled in consultation with—
(a)persons who comprise the professional staff who, for the period in respect of which the report is compiled, were regularly concerned with the education or care of the child, and
(b)any other persons who have been regularly in contact with the child at the school and whom it would be appropriate to consult,
and the report shall, where appropriate, incorporate, or be accompanied by a written statement comprising comments or advice provided directly by such persons.
(4) The report shall, where appropriate, refer to any involvement of the parents of the child in the preparation of the report, in any assessment of his special educational needs and in any review of such assessment.
(5) For the purposes of this paragraph, “professional staff” means—
(a)members of the staff at the school who are directly concerned with the education or care of children thereat,
(b)persons who regularly advise such members of staff on educational, medical, psychological and social matters with respect to such children, and
(c)persons who provide such children with therapy or nursing care.
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