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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-northern-ireland-order-1996/article-20",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1996/274",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-northern-ireland-order-1996",
  "path": "article/20",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Assessment of educational needs at request of child's parent",
  "text": "(1) Where—\n(a) the parent of a child for whom the Authority is responsible asks the Authority to arrange for an assessment to be made in respect of the child under Article 15,\n(b) such an assessment has not been made within the period of six months ending with the date on which the request is made, and\n(c) it is necessary for the Authority to make an assessment under that Article,\nthe Authority shall comply with that request.\n(2) Paragraph (1) applies whether or not the Authority is maintaining a statement under Article 16 for the child.\n(3) If in any case where paragraph (1)(a) and (b) applies the Authority decides not to comply with the request—\n(a) it shall give notice in writing of that decision and of the reasons for making it to the parent of the child, and\n(b) the parent may appeal to the Tribunal against the decision.\n(3A) A notice under paragraph (3)(a) shall inform the parent of the right of appeal under paragraph (3)(b) and contain such other information as may be prescribed.\n(4) On an appeal under paragraph (3) the Tribunal may—\n(a) dismiss the appeal, or\n(b) order the Authority to arrange for an assessment to be made in respect of the child under Article 15.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Order substituted (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(a) (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3), Sch. 3 para. 1(2)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "2005 NI 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Arts. 6-21B: power to disapply or modify conferred (temp.) (25.3.2020) by Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7), s. 87(1), Sch. 17 para. 17 (with ss. 88-90)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Arts. 6-21B expiry of earlier affecting provision 2020 c. 7, Sch. 16 para. 17 (25.3.2022) by Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7), s. 89 (with s. 90)"
    }
  ],
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      "affecting_title": "Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (Northern Ireland) 2016"
    },
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      "affecting_title": "Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (Northern Ireland) 2016"
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      "affecting_title": "Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (Northern Ireland) 2016"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1996/274/article/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:42:29.330479+00:00"
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  "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."
}