# Education Act 1996, Section 319: Special educational provision otherwise than in schools.


(1) Where a local authority are satisfied that it would be inappropriate for—
(a) the special educational provision which a learning difficulty of a child in their area calls for, or
(b) any part of any such provision,
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 authority shall consult the child’s parent.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/section/319 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/section-319
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