# Education Act 1993 (repealed), Section 196: Choice of school: child with statement of special educational needs.

Extent: E+W

(1) Subsections (2) and (3) below apply where a local education authority are required by virtue of section 192(3) of this Act to serve a school attendance order in respect of a child for whom they maintain a statement under section 168 of this Act.
(2) Where the statement specifies the name of a school that school shall be named in the order.
(3) Where the statement does not specify the name of a school—
(a) the authority shall, in accordance with paragraph 10 of Schedule 10 to this Act, amend the statement so that it specifies the name of a school, and
(b) that school shall then be named in the order.
(4) Where—
(a) a school attendance order is in force in respect of a child for whom the local education authority maintain a statement under section 168 of this Act, and
(b) the name of the school specified in the statement is changed,
the local education authority shall amend the order accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/35/section/196 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1993-repealed/section-196
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