PART 2ADDITIONAL LEARNING NEEDS

CHAPTER 2INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS

Necessity of plans

I146Regulations about deciding whether an individual development plan is necessary

1

Regulations under this section apply to the following provisions and decisions made under them—

a

section 14(1)(c)(ii);

b

section 31(6)(b);

c

section 40(2)(b).

2

Regulations may—

a

specify factors to be taken into account in assessing whether it is necessary to prepare or maintain a plan;

b

specify circumstances in which it is, or is not, necessary to prepare or maintain a plan;

c

provide for what are, and what are not, to be considered reasonable needs for education or training (whether in specifying factors, specifying circumstances or otherwise);

d

make further provision about the definition of “education or training”;

e

make provision about the process for making decisions.