Regulation 19 First review of statement after a child's 14th birthday for a child who attends school

(1)

This regulation applies where—

(a)

a board carries out a review of a child's statement under Article 19(1);

(b)

the child concerned attends a school;

(c)

the review is the first review commenced on or after the date on which child has attained the age of 14 years.

(2)

The board shall for the purpose of preparing a report under this regulation by notice require the principal of the child's school to seek the advice referred to in regulation 18(4) from—

(a)

the child's parent;

(b)

any person whose advice the board considers appropriate for the purpose of arriving at a satisfactory report and whom it specifies in the notice;

(c)

any person whose advice the principal considers appropriate for the purpose of arriving at a satisfactory report.

(3)

The board shall invite the following persons to attend a meeting to be held on a date before the review referred to in paragraph (1) is required to be completed—

(a)

the child's parent;

(b)

a member or members of staff of the school who teach the child or who are otherwise responsible for the provision of education for the child whose attendance the principal considers appropriate and whom he has asked the board to invite;

(c)

a representative of the health and social services authority;

(d)

a person providing careers services under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 M1;

(e)

any person whose attendance the principal considers appropriate and whom he has asked the board to invite; and

(f)

any person whose attendance the board considers appropriate.

(4)

The principal shall not later than two weeks before the date on which the meeting referred to in paragraph (3) is to be held serve on all the persons invited to attend that meeting copies of the advice he has received pursuant to his request under paragraph (2) and shall by written notice request the recipients to submit to him before or at the meeting any written comments on that advice and any other advice which they think appropriate.

(5)

A representative of the board shall attend the meeting referred to in paragraph (3).

(6)

The meeting referred to in paragraph (3) shall consider the matters referred to in regulation 18(7)(a) and (b) and shall make recommendations in accordance with regulation 18(8) and (9).

(7)

The report to be prepared by the board under this regulation shall be completed after the meeting, shall contain the board's assessment of the matters required to be considered by the meeting and its recommendations as to the matters required to be recommended by it and shall refer to any difference between its assessment and recommendations and those of the meeting.

(8)

The board shall send copies of the report to—

(a)

the child's parent;

(b)

the principal;

(c)

the persons from whom the principal sought advice under paragraph (2);

(d)

the persons who were invited to attend the meeting under paragraph (3);

(e)

any person to whom it considers it appropriate to send a copy.

(9)

The board shall review the statement under Article 19(1) in light of the report and any other information or advice which it considers relevant, shall make written recommendations as to the matters referred to in regulation 18(8)(a) and (b), and shall prepare a transition plan.

(10)

The board shall send copies of the recommendations and the transition plan referred to in paragraph (9) to the persons referred to in paragraph (8).

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: 1950 c. 29 (N.I.) as amended by Article 3 of the Employment and Training (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 S.I. 1988/1087 (N.I. 10)