# Education Act 1996, Section 514A: Provision of boarding accommodation for person for whom an EHC plan is maintained

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(1) A local authority in England may secure the provision of boarding accommodation in connection with the provision of education or training for a person in their area who is over compulsory school age and for whom an EHC plan is maintained.—
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(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) A local authority may secure the provision of boarding accommodation under subsection (1) either within or outside their area.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) it is immaterial who provides, or secures the provision of, the education or training.
(4) In this section “education” and “training” have the same meanings as in section 15ZA.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/section/514A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/section-514A
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