Section 24 When a local authority is responsible for a child or young personI1

(1)

A local authority in England is responsible for a child or young person if he or she is in the authority's area and has been—

(a)

identified by the authority as someone who has or may have special educational needs, or

(b)

brought to the authority's attention by any person as someone who has or may have special educational needs.

(2)

This section applies for the purposes of this Part.

Annotations

I1: S. 24 in force at 1.9.2014 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)

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)