PART 5Children etc with statement on commencement: transfer to new regime

Power to secure earlier EHC needs assessment

15.—(1) This Article applies to a child or young person to whom this Part applies other than a child to whom Article 12 applies.

(2) The local authority that maintains the statement for the child or young person may secure that an EHC needs assessment is carried out for him or her at any time after the coming into force of this Order and before the time at which Article 14 requires an assessment to be secured.

(3) This Article is subject to Article 13 where the child is in year 6—

(a)in the next school year to begin after 31st July 2015, or

(b)in the next school year to begin after 31st July 2016.

(4) This Article is also subject to Articles 16, 23 and 28.