Regulation 5 Conduct of review meetingsI1

England and Wales

(1)

Not later than six days before the date of any review meeting, a governing body must give a written invitation to the following persons requesting them to attend the review meeting, or to submit in writing before the date of the meeting their views as to whether a requirement imposed upon a pupil under section 29A(1) of the 2002 should continue to have effect—

(a)

the relevant person;

(b)

the provider;

(c)

the head teacher of the school;

(d)

a representative of the governing body; and

F1(e)

where the pupil has an EHC plan, a representative of the local authority maintaining the plan

(2)

The governing body must ensure, insofar as is practicable, that any review meeting is convened on a date, and at a time, that is suitable for the relevant person.

(3)

For the purposes of this regulation, a representative of the governing body may be any member of the governing body who is not—

(a)

the head teacher of the school in question or any person who has held that position within the previous five years;

(b)

any person employed by the local authority which maintains the school; or

(c)

any person who has, or at any time has had, any connection with the pupil in question of a kind which might reasonably be taken to raise doubts about their ability to act impartially.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 5(1)(e) substituted (1.9.2014) by The Special Educational Needs (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2103), arts. 1, 34(3)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 5 in force at 1.9.2010, see reg. 1