{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008/section-101",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008/section-101.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/25",
  "legislation_title": "Education and Skills Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008",
  "path": "section/101",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "101",
  "heading": "“Material change”",
  "text": "(1) This section defines “a material change” in relation to an independent educational institution for the purposes of this Chapter.\n(2) In relation to an institution other than a special institution, “a material change” means a change in respect of any matter referred to in section 98(3)(e) or (f).\n(3) In relation to a special institution, “a material change” means—\n(a) a change of proprietor,\n(b) a change of address, or\n(c) a change in respect of any matter referred to in section 98(3)(a) to (g).\n(4) In this section “a special institution” means an independent educational institution that is specially organised to make special educational provision for students with special educational needs.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted for s. 101(2)(3)",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2026/21",
      "affecting_title": "Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/101",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:44.607074+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."
}