{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-additional-support-for-learning-scotland-act-2004/section-3B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-additional-support-for-learning-scotland-act-2004/section-3B.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2004/4",
  "legislation_title": "Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-additional-support-for-learning-scotland-act-2004",
  "path": "section/3B",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3B",
  "heading": "Assessment of wellbeing",
  "text": "(1) Subsection (2) applies where, by virtue of this Act, an education authority or the First-tier Tribunal is required to consider whether the wellbeing of a child who has attained the age of 12 years would, or would not, be adversely affected.\n(2) The authority or, as the case may be, the First-tier Tribunal is to consider the matter by reference to the extent to which the child is or would be—\nsafe,\nhealthy,\nachieving,\nnurtured,\nactive,\nrespected,\nresponsible, and\nincluded.\n(3) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify the list in subsection (2) so as to amend, remove or add to the matters for the time being mentioned in the list.\n(4) Before making any regulations under subsection (3), the Scottish Ministers must consult such persons as they consider appropriate.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 3A-3C inserted (10.1.2018) by Education (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 8), s. 33(2), sch. para. 3; S.S.I. 2017/354, reg. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 3B(1) substituted (12.1.2018) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/4), reg. 1(1), sch. 2 para. 3(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 3B(2) substituted (12.1.2018) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/4), reg. 1(1), sch. 2 para. 3(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2004/4/section/3B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:38.403004+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."
}