# Education Act 1993 (repealed), Section 163: Special educational provision otherwise than in schools.

Extent: E+W

(1) Where a local education authority are satisfied that it would be inappropriate for the special educational provision (or any part of the special educational provision) which a learning difficulty of a child in their area calls for to be made in a school, they may arrange for the provision (or, as the case may be, for that part of it) to be made otherwise than in a school.
(2) Before making an arrangement under this section, a local education authority shall consult the child’s parent.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/35/section/163 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1993-repealed/section-163
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