Article 5 Amendment to the Education (Areas to which Pupils and Students Belong) Regulations 1996

The Education (Areas to which Pupils and Students Belong) Regulations 1996^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 2(4) (interpretation) insert at the end “and section 24 of the Children and Families Act 2014”.

For regulation 4(2)(a) (school pupils with statements of special educational needs living in boarding accommodation) substitute—

“(a)

for whom—

(i)

a statement of special educational needs is maintained under Part 4 of the Education Act 1996; or

(ii)

an EHC plan is maintained under Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014 Act; and”

After regulation 5(2)(a) (school pupils with statements of special educational needs and pupils at special schools) insert—

“(aa)

for whom an EHC plan is maintained under Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014; or”

After regulation 7(2)(a) (children looked after by a local authority) insert—

“(aa)

for whom an EHC plan is maintained under Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014; or”