Article 11 Amendment to the School Organisation Proposals by the Learning and Skills Council for England Regulations 2003

(1)

The School Organisation Proposals by the Learning and Skills Council for England Regulations 2003^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)

after the definition “consultative proposals”, insert the following definition—

““EHC plan” means a plan within the meaning of section 37(2) of the Children and Families Act 2014”; and

(b)

omit the definition “statement of special educational needs”.

(3)

In—

(a)

regulation 9(1)(c) (decision by the Secretary of State);

(b)

regulation 10(2)(d) (implementation of proposals);

(c)

regulation 16(2)(b) (other bodies to whom information should be sent – special schools);

(d)

regulation 18(2)(b) (approval of proposals subject to modifications after consultation);

(e)

regulation 22(2)(b) (modification of approved proposals);

(f)

regulation 23(2)(c) (provision of information); and

(g)

paragraph 13 of Schedule 3 (information to be contained in proposals published under Schedule 7 ),

for the words “a statement of special educational needs” substitute “an EHC plan”.

Annotations

f1: S.I. 2003/507, to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument.