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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-27/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-27/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/56",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996",
  "path": "schedule/27/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Before making a statement, a local authority shall serve on the parent of the child concerned a copy of the proposed statement.\n(2) But that is subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4).\n(3) The copy of the proposed statement shall not specify any prescribed matter.\n(4) The copy of the proposed statement shall not specify any matter in pursuance of section 324(4).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 27 paras. 2-2B substituted for Sch. 27 para. 2 (15.6.2001 for E. for certain purposes and otherwise 1.1.2002 and 8.12.2001 for W. for certain purposes and otherwise 1.4.2002) by 2001 c. 10, s. 10, Sch. 1 para. 3 (with s. 43(13)); S.I. 2001/2217, arts. 4, 5, Sch. Pts. I, II (as amended by S.I. 2001/2614, art. 4); S.I. 2001/3992, arts. 4, 5, Sch. Pts. I, II"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 7(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 7(4)(5))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "excluded",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2002/41",
      "affecting_title": "Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002"
    },
    {
      "type": "excluded",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2002/41",
      "affecting_title": "Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/schedule/27/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:29:40.627017+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}