{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-special-educational-needs-england-consolidation-regulations-2001/regulation-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-special-educational-needs-england-consolidation-regulations-2001/regulation-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3455",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) (Consolidation) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-special-educational-needs-england-consolidation-regulations-2001",
  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Statement of special educational needs",
  "text": "A statement shall—\n(a) be in a form substantially corresponding to that set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;\n(b) contain the information therein specified;\n(c) be dated and authenticated by the signature of a duly authorised officer of the authority concerned;\n(d) set out whether it is the first statement made by the authority for the child or a subsequent statement;\n(e) indicate on the front page if it is—\n(i) amended pursuant to an annual review and the date of any such annual review;\n(ii) amended pursuant to a review other than an annual review, and the date of any such review;\n(iii) amended pursuant to an order of the Tribunal, and the date of any such order, or\n(iv) amended pursuant to a direction of the Secretary of State, and the date of any such direction.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 16 in force at 1.1.2002, see reg. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "coming into force",
      "affecting": "uksi/2001/3455",
      "affecting_title": "The Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) (Consolidation) Regulations 2001"
    },
    {
      "type": "added",
      "affecting": "uksi/2006/3346",
      "affecting_title": "The Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) (Consolidation) (Amendment) Regulations 2006"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2008/2683",
      "affecting_title": "The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2008/2683",
      "affecting_title": "The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3455/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:26:55.120068+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."
}