The School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2007

Special educational needs

19.  Where the proposals are to discontinue provision for special educational needs—

(a) details of alternative provision for pupils for whom the provision is currently made;

(b) details of the number of pupils for whom provision is made that is recognised by the local education authority as reserved for children with special educational needs during each of the 4 school years preceding the current school year;

(c) details of provision made outside the area of the local education authority for pupils whose needs will not be able to be met in the area of the authority as a result of the discontinuance of the provision; and

(d) a statement as to how the governing body believes the proposals are likely to lead to improvement in the standard, quality and range of the educational provision for such children.