# The Education (Baseline Assessment) (England) Regulations 1998, Regulation 5: Circumstances in which requirement to assess may not apply


A head teacher may direct that the requirement in section 17(1) of the Act (all pupils who are at the relevant stage to be assessed) is not to apply to a pupil if, at the time of the direction,—
(a) a statement of the child’s special educational needs is being maintained by a local education authority in respect of the pupil pursuant to section 324 of the 1996 Act; and
(b) in the opinion of the head teacher, a baseline assessment in relation to the pupil would not add materially to the information available to the school as a result of the assessment of his educational needs made by the authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1551/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-baseline-assessment-england-regulations-1998/regulation-5
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