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Regulation 2 Advice and information

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(1)

When making arrangements under paragraph 6B(1) of Schedule 17 to the 2010 Act to provide advice and information to disabled school pupils in its area, and the case friendsf1 of such pupils, a local authority must ensure that the advice and information is also provided to the parents of disabled school pupils in its area.

(2)

The arrangements must require the advice and information to include—

(a)

the rights of disabled school pupils under the 2010 Act relating to disability discrimination in schools,

(b)

the local authority’s duties under the 2010 Act relating to disability discrimination in schools,

(c)

how to access the local authority’s arrangements for resolving disagreements,

(d)

how to access independent advocacy services, and

(e)

how to bring a disability discrimination claim to the Education Tribunal for Wales.

(3)

The arrangements must ensure the advice and information is—

(a)

clear, factual and accurate, and

(b)

kept up to date.

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Footnotes

f1

Paragraph 6A of Schedule 17 to the 2010 Act provides for the appointment of case friends.