Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6)

PART 3 E+W Children and young people in England with special educational needs or disabilities

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 3 modified (1.4.2015) by The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Detained Persons) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/62), regs. 1, 31(1), 32(1)

Education, health and care plans E+W

47 Transfer of EHC plans E+W

(1) Regulations may make provision for an EHC plan maintained for a child or young person by one local authority to be transferred to another local authority in England, where the other authority becomes responsible for the child or young person.

(2) The regulations may in particular—

(a) impose a duty on the other authority to maintain the plan;

(b) treat the plan as if originally prepared by the other authority;

(c) treat things done by the transferring authority in relation to the plan as done by the other authority.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 47 in force at 1.4.2014 for specified purposes by S.I. 2014/889, art. 3(e)

I2 S. 47 in force at 1.9.2014 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2014/889, art. 7(a) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2014/2270 (as amended (1.4.2015) by S.I. 2015/505 and (1.9.2015) by S.I. 2015/1619)