PART 2ADDITIONAL LEARNING NEEDS

CHAPTER 2INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS

Local authority reconsideration of governing body decisions and plans

I1I2I4I3I5I6I13I12I10I11I8I9I726Reconsideration by local authorities of decisions under section 11(1)

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Subsection (2) applies where—

a

a governing body of a maintained school has made a decision about a registered pupil under section 11(1) or has refused to make a decision under that section, and

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the child or young person or, in the case of a child, the child's parent requests the local authority responsible for the child or young person to reconsider the matter.

2

The local authority must decide whether the child or young person has additional learning needs.

3

Before it makes its decision, the local authority must inform the governing body of the request and invite representations from the governing body.

4

For the purposes of this Part, a decision under subsection (2) is to be treated as a decision under section 13(1).

5

Where a local authority makes a decision under subsection (2), the previous decision of the governing body under section 11(1) ceases to have effect.