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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-educational-needs-provision-of-information-by-local-authorities-wales-regulations-2002/schedule/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-educational-needs-provision-of-information-by-local-authorities-wales-regulations-2002/schedule/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2002/157",
  "legislation_title": "The Special Educational Needs (Provision of Information by Local Authorities ) (Wales) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-educational-needs-provision-of-information-by-local-authorities-wales-regulations-2002",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The general arrangements made by the local authority, including any plans, objectives and timescales, for—\n(a) identifying children in their area with special educational needs;\n(b) monitoring the admission of children with special educational needs (whether or not those children have a statement) to maintained schools and maintained nursery schools in their area;\n(c) organising the assessment of children’s educational needs pursuant to section 323 of the Education Act 1996 in the local education authority’s area including any local protocols for so doing;\n(d) organising the making and maintaining of statements in their area including any local protocols for so doing;\n(e) providing support to schools in their area with regard to making special educational provision for children with special educational needs;\n(f) auditing, planning, monitoring and reviewing provision for children with special educational needs in their area, both generally and in relation to individual children;\n(g) securing training, advice and support for staff working in their area with children with special educational needs; and\n(h) reviewing and updating the arrangements referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (g).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) (Subordinate Legislation) (Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1142), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 9(8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. para. 3(b) inserted (31.10.2005) by The Education Act 2002 (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2913), regs. 1(1), 14(1)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. para. 3 in force at 1.4.2002, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2002/157/schedule/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:14:52.599503+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."
}