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

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

  2. The Act

    1. Section 1 – Additional support needs

    2. Section 2 – Co-ordinated support plans

    3. Section 3 – Children and young persons who lack capacity

    4. Section 4 – Duties of education authority in relation to children and young persons for whom they are responsible

    5. Section 5 – General functions of education authority in relation to additional support needs

    6. Section 6 – Children and young persons for whom education authority are responsible

    7. Section 7 – Other children and young persons

    8. Section 8 – Assessments and examinations

    9. Section 9 – Duty to prepare co-ordinated support plans

    10. Section 10 – Reviews of co-ordinated support plans

    11. Section 11 – Co-ordinated support plans: further provision

    12. Section 12 – Duties to seek and take account of views, advice and information

    13. Section 13 – Provision of information etc. on occurrence of certain events

    14. Section 14 – Supporters and advocacy

    15. Section 15 – Mediation services

    16. Section 16 – Dispute resolution

    17. Section 17 – Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland

    18. Section 18 – References to Tribunal in relation to co-ordinated support plan

    19. Section 19 – Powers of Tribunal in relation to reference

    20. Section 20 – References to Tribunal and powers of Tribunal: further provision

    21. Section 21 – Appeal to Court of Session against Tribunal decision

    22. Section 22 – Placing requests

    23. Section 23 – Other agencies etc. to help in exercise of functions under this Act

    24. Section 24 – Power to prescribe standards etc. for special schools

    25. Section 25 – Attendance at establishments outwith the United Kingdom

    26. Section 26 – Publication of information by education authority

    27. Section 27 – Code of practice and directions

    28. Section 28 – Requests under this Act: further provision

    29. Section 29 – Interpretation

    30. Section 30 - Transitional provision: recorded children and young people

    31. Section 31 – Duty to inform in writing or alternative permanent form

    32. Section 32 – Ancillary provision

    33. Section 33 – Modification of enactments

    34. Section 34 – Orders, regulations and rules

    35. Section 35 – Commencement and short title

    36. Schedule 1 – Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland

    37. Schedule 2 – Children and young persons with additional support needs: placing requests

    38. Schedule 3 – Modification of enactments

  3. Parliamentary History for the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004

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