Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004
Main definitions
1Additional support needs
2Co-ordinated support plans
3Children and young persons: capacity
3AChildren: assessment of capacity, etc.
3BAssessment of wellbeing
3CRights of parents of children aged 12 or over
General powers and duties
4Duties of education authority in relation to children and young persons for whom they are responsible
5General functions of education authority in relation to additional support needs
Establishment of additional support needs and need for co-ordinated support plan
6Children and young persons for whom education authority are responsible
7Other children and young persons
8Assessments and examinations
8AAssessments and examinations: further provision
Co-ordinated support plans
9Duty to prepare co-ordinated support plans
10Reviews of co-ordinated support plans
11Co-ordinated support plans: further provision
Exchange of information
12Duties to seek and take account of views, advice and information
13Provision of information etc. on occurrence of certain events
Supporters and advocacy
14Supporters and advocacy
14AProvision of advocacy service: First-tier Tribunal
Mediation and dispute resolution
15Mediation services
16Dispute resolution
Appeals
17Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland
18References to the First-tier Tribunal
19Powers of First-tier Tribunal in relation to reference
20References to First-tier Tribunal and powers of First-tier Tribunal: further provision
21Appeal to Court of Session against Tribunal decision
Placing requests
22Placing requests
Miscellaneous
23Other agencies etc. to help in exercise of functions under this Act
24Power to prescribe standards etc. for special schools
25Attendance at establishments outwith the United Kingdom
26Publication of information by education authority
26AAvailability of information on additional support needs
27Code of practice and directions
27ACollection of data on additional support needs
General
28Requests under this Act: further provision
29Interpretation
30Transitional provision: recorded children and young persons
31Duty to inform in writing or alternative permanent form
31AProvision of support service
32Ancillary provision
33Modification of enactments
34Orders, regulations and rules
35Commencement and short title
SCHEDULE 1Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland
Iterpretation
1In this schedule— “panel” means a panel referred to in...
The President
2(1) The Scottish Ministers must not appoint an individual under...
The panels
3(1) The Scottish Ministers must appoint— (a) a panel of...
Constitution of Tribunals
4(1) The President must from time to time constitute such...
Terms of Office
5(1) Each Tribunal member— (a) holds office for such period...
Removal from office
6The Scottish Ministers may remove a Tribunal member from office...
Allowances for Tribunal members
7The Scottish Ministers may pay to a Tribunal member such...
Administration of Tribunal functions
8(1) The Tribunals constituted under paragraph 4(1) are to sit...
Staff,property and services
9(1) The Scottish Ministers are to provide the President and...
Finance
10The Scottish Ministers are to pay any expenses reasonably incurred...
Rules of procedure
11(1) The Scottish Ministers must make rules as to the...
11APower to monitor implementation of Tribunal decisions
Practice directions
12The President may give directions as to the practice and...
Evidence
13(1) A Tribunal may by citation require any person—
Decisions of a Tribunal
14(1) A decision of a Tribunal— (a) may be reached...
Annual report
15(1) The President must, in respect of each reporting year,...
Disclosure of information
16The President must, at such times and in respect of...
Allowances etc,for attendance at hearings and preparation of reports
17A Tribunal may pay to any person (other than the...
SCHEDULE 2Children and young persons with additional support needs: placing requests
Introductory
1Sections 28A, 28C, 28E, 28F and 28G of the 1980...
Duty to comply with placing requests
2(1) Where the parent of a child having additional support...
Circumstances in which duty does not apply
3(1) The duty imposed by sub-paragraph (1) or, as the...
Placing requests: further provision
4(1) An education authority must inform a parent in writing...
Reference to appeal committee of refusal of placing request
5(1) A parent who has made a placing request may...
References to appeal committees: suplementary provisions
6(1) An appeal committee may, on a reference made to...
Appeal to sherrif from appeal committee
7(1) A parent who has made a reference to an...
Young persons having additional support needs
8(1) Paragraphs 2 to 7 apply to a young person...
SCHEDULE 3Modification of enactments
Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965 (c.19)
1In the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965, in Part I...
National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.29)
2In the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, in section...
Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c.44)
3(1) The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 is amended as follows....
Education (Scotland) Act 1981 (c.58)
4In the Education (Scotland) Act 1981, the following provisions are...
Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c.33)
5In the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986,...
Self-Governing Schoolsetc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c.39)
6In the Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) 1989, the following provisions...
Further and Higher Education(Scotland) Act 1992 (c.37)
7In the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992, the...
Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c.53)
8In Part II of Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and...
Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.36)
9In the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, in Schedule 4 (minor...
Education (Scotland) Act 1996 (c.43)
10In the Education (Scotland) Act 1996— (a) in section 4...
Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Act 2000 (asp 6)
11In the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000, sections...

Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004

2004 asp 4

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for additional support in connection with the school education of children and young persons having additional support needs; and for connected purposes.