Special Educational Needs And Disability Act 2001 Explanatory Notes

  • Explanatory Notes Table of contents

  1. Introduction

  2. Summary

    1. Territorial coverage

      1. Part 1: Special Educational Needs

      2. Part 2: Disability Discrimination in Education

        1. Chapter 1 of Part 2: Schools

        2. Chapter 2 of Part 2: Further & Higher Education

        3. Chapter 3 of Part 2: Miscellaneous

  3. Background

    1. Special Educational Needs (England and Wales)

    2. Disability Discrimination in Education

  4. Overview

  5. Interpretation

  6. Commentary on Sections

    1. Part 1 – Special Educational Needs

      1. Sections 1 to 10 and Schedules 1 & 8

        1. Section 1: Education in mainstream schools of children with special educational needs

        2. Section 2: Advice and information for parents

        3. Section 3: Resolution of disputes

        4. Section 4: Compliance with orders

        5. Section 5: Unopposed appeals

        6. Section 6: Maintenance of statement during appeal

        7. Section 7: Duty to inform parents where special educational provision made

        8. Section 8: Review or assessment of special educational needs at request of responsible body

        9. Section 9: Duty to specify named school

        10. Section 10 & Schedule 1: Amendment of statement of special educational needs

        11. Schedule 8: Minor and consequential amendments

    2. Part 2 – Disability Discrimination in Education

      1. Chapter 1 – Schools

        1. Sections 11 to 25 with Schedule 2 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 3

        2. Section 11: Discrimination against disabled pupils and prospective pupils

        3. Section 12: Meaning of “discrimination”

        4. Section 13: Disabled pupils not to be substantially disadvantaged

        5. Section 14: Accessibility strategies and plans

        6. Section 15: Accessibility strategies and plans: procedure

        7. Section 16: Residual duty of education authorities

        8. Section 17: Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal

        9. Section 18: Jurisdiction and powers of the Tribunal

        10. Section 19 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 3: Procedure

        11. Section 20: Admissions

        12. Section 21: Exclusions

        13. Section 22: Roles of the Secretary of State and the National Assembly

        14. Section 23: Enforcement Procedure: Scotland

        15. Section 24: Validity and revision of agreements of responsible bodies

      2. Chapter 2 – Further and Higher Education Institutions

        1. Sections 26 to 34 with paragraph 2 of Schedule 3, Schedule 4, Schedule 5 and Schedule 6

          1. Section 26 and Schedule 4: Discrimination against disabled students and prospective students

          2. Section 27: Meaning of “discrimination”

          3. Section 28: Disabled students not to be substantially disadvantaged

          4. Section 29 and Schedule 5: Further education etc. provided by local education authorities and schools

          5. Section 30 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 3: Rights of Redress

          6. Section 31 and Schedule 6: Occupation of premises by educational institutions

          7. Section 32: Validity and revision of agreements

          8. Section 33: Interpretation

          9. Section 34: Removal of certain duties of funding bodies

      3. Chapter 3 – Miscellaneous

        1. Sections 35 to 40 and Schedule 7

          1. Section 35 and Schedule 7: Extension of Role of Disability Rights Commission

          2. Section 36: Codes of Practice

          3. Section 37: Conciliation for Disputes under Part 4 of the 1995 Act

          4. Section 38: Relationship with other Parts of the 1995 Act

          5. Section 39: Application to the Isles of Scilly

          6. Section 40: Duty of Teacher Training Agency

  7. Delegated Powers and Deregulation Report

  8. Commencement

  9. Hansard References

  10. Annex 1Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations

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