Children, Schools and Families Act 2010 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. Background and Summary

3. Overall Structure of the Act

   1. Part 1: Children and Schools

   2. Part 2: Family Proceedings

   3. Part 3: Miscellaneous and Final Provisions

   4. Schedules

4. Commentary on Sections

   1. Part 1: Children and Schools

      1. Children with special educational needs etc

         1. Section 1: School inspections: pupils with disabilities or special educational needs

         2. Section 2: Right of appeal against determination by local authority not to amend statement

      2. Exceptional provision for ill or excluded children etc

         1. Section 3: Exceptional provision of education in short stay schools or elsewhere

      3. Powers of governing bodies

         1. Section 4: Power to provide community facilities etc

         2. Sections 5 to 7- Powers of governing bodies

         3. Section 5: Power to form company to establish Academy, etc

         4. Section 6: Powers to assist etc proprietor of Academy and be a member of a foundation

         5. Section 7: Power to propose new schools

      4. Local Safeguarding Children Boards

         1. Sections 8 and 9

         2. Section 8: Supply of information requested by LSCBs in England

         3. Section 9: Supply of information requested by LSCBs in Wales

         4. Section 10: Review by Chief Inspector of performance of LSCBs in England

   2. Part 2: Family Proceedings

      1. Section 11: Restriction on publication of information relating to family proceedings

      2. Section 12: Authorised publication of court orders and judgments

      3. Section 13: Authorised news publications

      4. Section 14: Permitting publication for purposes of section 13: general

      5. Section 15: Permitting publication for the purposes of section 13: adoption etc

      6. Section 16: Prohibiting or restricting publication for purposes of section 13

      7. Section 17: Defences to contempt of court

      8. Section 18: Appeals against decisions under section 12 or 13

      9. Section 19: Power to alter treatment of sensitive personal information

      10. Section 20: Independent review

      11. Section 21: Interpretation of Part 2, etc

   3. Part 3: Miscellaneous and Final Provisions

      1. Section 22: Amendments of provisions about complaints in ASCLA 2009

      2. Section 23: Fees for pre-registration inspections of independent educational institutions

      3. Section 24: Interpretation of Act

      4. Section 25: Amendments and repeals

      5. Section 27 Transitional provision

5. Territorial Extent and Application

   1. Territorial Application: Wales

6. Commencement

7. Hansard References

8. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations