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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-inspections-act-2006/section-84",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-inspections-act-2006/section-84.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/40",
  "legislation_title": "Education and Inspections Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-inspections-act-2006",
  "path": "section/84",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "84",
  "heading": "Local authorities in England: duty to have regard to religion or belief in exercise of travel functions",
  "text": "After section 509AC of EA 1996 insert—\n“ Local authorities in England: duty to have regard to religion or belief in exercise of travel functions\n509AD (1) A local authority in England must have regard, amongst other things, in exercising any of their travel functions in relation to or in connection with the travel of a person or persons to or from a school, institution or other place, to any wish of a parent of such a person for him to be provided with education or training at a particular school, institution or other place where that wish is based on the parent's religion or belief.\n(2) The “travel functions” of a local authority in England are their functions under any of the following provisions—\nsection 508A (duty to promote sustainable modes of travel etc);\nsection 508B (travel arrangements for eligible children);\nsection 508C (travel arrangements etc for other children);\nsection 508E and Schedule 35C (school travel schemes);\nsection 508F (transport etc for certain adult learners);\nsection 509AA (transport etc for persons of sixth form age).\n(3) For the purposes of this section—\n(a) “religion” means any religion,\n(b) “belief” means any religious or philosophical belief,\n(c) a reference to religion includes a reference to lack of religion, and\n(d) a reference to belief includes a reference to lack of belief.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "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. 14(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Pts. 1-7 substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 14(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 84 in force at 1.4.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(p)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 84 in force at 1.9.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/1801, art. 4(e)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/section/84",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:59.347958+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."
}