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Section 32 Reconsideration by local authorities of decisions of governing bodies under section 31I1I2I3I4I5I6I7I8I9I10I11I12I13I14I15

England and Wales

(1)

Subsection (2) applies where—

C1C2(a)

a child, a child's parent or a young person has been notified of a decision of a governing body of a maintained school under section 31, and

C3(b)

the child, the child's parent or the young person makes a request within a prescribed period to the local authority responsible for the child or young person for it to decide whether the governing body's duty to maintain the plan should cease.

(2)

The local authority must decide whether the governing body should cease to maintain the plan.

C4C5(3)

The local authority must notify the governing body and the child or young person and, in the case of a child, the child's parent of—

(a)

the decision, and

(b)

the reasons for the decision.

(4)

If the local authority decides that the plan should be maintained, the governing body must continue to maintain the plan.

(5)

If the local authority decides that the plan should not be maintained, the governing body must cease to maintain the plan, subject to section 33.

Annotations

Modifications

C1

S. 32(1)(a)(b) modified (1.9.2021) by The Additional Learning Needs (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/401), regs. 1(2), 35(1)(l)

C2

S. 32(1)(a) modified (1.9.2021) by The Additional Learning Needs (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/401), regs. 1(2), 37(1)(p)

C3

S. 32(1)(b) modified (1.9.2021) by The Additional Learning Needs (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/401), regs. 1(2), 37(1)(q)

C4

S. 32(3) modified (1.9.2021) by The Additional Learning Needs (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/401), regs. 1(2), 35(1)(l)

C5

S. 32(3) modified (1.9.2021) by The Additional Learning Needs (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/401), regs. 1(2), 37(1)(r)

Commencement

I1

S. 32 in force at 2.11.2020 for specified purposes by S.I. 2020/1182, reg. 3(1)(c)

I2

S. 32 in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by S.I. 2021/373, arts. 3, 4 (as amended by S.I. 2021/735, art. 2(2)(a) and S.I. 2021/938, art. 2(3))

I3

S. 32 in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by S.I. 2021/373, arts. 6, 7 (as amended by S.I. 2021/735, art. 2(3)(a) and S.I. 2021/938, art. 2(4)(5))

I4

S. 32 in force at 1.1.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2021/1245, arts. 3(c), 4 (with art. 1(4))

I5

S. 32 in force at 1.1.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2021/1244, art. 3(c) (with arts. 4-21) (as amended by S.I. 2021/1428, art. 3; and (10.6.2022) by S.I. 2022/663, art. 3; and (21.8.2023) by S.I. 2023/932, art. 3)

I6

S. 32 in force at 1.1.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2021/1243, art. 3(c) (with arts. 4-23) (as amended by S.I. 2021/1428, art. 2; (10.6.2022) by S.I. 2022/663, art. 2 and (21.8.2023) by S.I. 2023/932, art. 2)

I7

S. 32 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/891, art. 3(c) (with arts. 4-25) (as amended (21.8.2023) by S.I. 2023/932, art. 4)

I8

S. 32 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/894, art. 3(c)

I9

S. 32 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/892, art. 3(c) (with arts. 2, 4-18)

I10

S. 32 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/896, art. 3(c) (with arts. 4-22) (as amended (21.8.2023) by S.I. 2023/932, art. 5)

I11

S. 32 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/895, arts. 3(c), 4

I12

S. 32 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/897, art. 3(c) (with arts. 1(8), 4-21) (as amended (21.8.2023) by S.I. 2023/932, art. 6)

I13

S. 32 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/898, arts. 2(c), 3

I14

S. 32 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/893, art. 4 (with art. 1(2))

I15

S. 32 in force at 1.9.2025 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/893, art. 2(c) (with art. 1(2))