Education Act 2002 Chapter 2 — Children with special educational needs

172–174・3 provisions

Alteration to definition of “independent school”

172

For section 463 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) (meaning of “independent school”) there is substituted— Meaning of “independent school” (463) (1) In this Act “ independent school ” means any school at which full-time education is provided for— (a) five or more pupils of compulsory school age, or (b) at least one pupil of that age for whom a statement is maintained under section 324, or who is looked after by a local authority (within the meaning of section 22 of the Children Act 1989), and which is not a school maintained by a local authority or a special school not so maintained. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) and (b) it is immaterial if full-time education is also provided at the school for pupils under or over compulsory school age.

Right of access of local authority

173

In section 327 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) ( local authority to have access to certain schools to monitor provision made for child with special educational needs), in subsection (1)(b) (schools to which section applies), at the end there is inserted “or at an independent school”.

Consent to placement

174

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