# The Education (Areas to which Pupils and Students Belong) Regulations 1989, Regulation 7: Boarding school pupils with special educational needs


(1) This regulation shall apply in the case of a school pupil for whom a statement of special educational needs is maintained under the Education Act 1981, and who—
(a) attends a boarding school; and
(b) does not spend his holidays with the person responsible for him.
(2) Where the person responsible for such a pupil is ordinarily resident in the area of a local education authority the pupil shall be treated as belonging to that area.
(3) Where the person responsible for such a pupil is not so resident, the pupil shall be treated as belonging to the area of the local education authority which maintains the said statement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2037/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-areas-to-which-pupils-and-students-belong-regulations-1989/regulation-7
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