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94 Information concerning directions under section 93
(1) Where a head teacher gives or varies a direction under regulations made under section 93, he shall, in such manner as may be prescribed, give the information mentioned in subsection (2)—
(a) to the governing body, and
(b) to the local authority by whom the school is maintained,
and shall take such steps as may be prescribed to give that information also to a parent of the pupil concerned.
(2) That information is—
(a) the fact that he has taken the action in question, its effect and his reasons for taking it,
(b) the provision that is being or is to be made for the pupil’s education during the operative period of the direction, and
(c) either a description of the manner in which he proposes to secure the full implementation of the National Curriculum for England in relation to the pupil after the end of that period, or an indication that he has the opinion mentioned in subsection (3).
(3) That opinion is that the pupil has or probably has special educational needs and the responsible authority ought to be required to secure an EHC needs assessment for the pupil under section 36 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (or, if an EHC plan is maintained for the pupil, a re-assessment under section 44 of that Act).
(4) Where—
(a) the head teacher of a maintained school ... includes an indication of any such opinion in information given under subsection (1), and
(b) the local authority by whom the school is maintained are not the responsible authority in relation to the pupil in question,
the head teacher shall also give that information, in such manner as may be prescribed, to the responsible authority.
(5) Where the responsible authority receive information given to them under subsection (1) or (4) which includes an indication that the head teacher has the opinion mentioned in subsection (3), they shall make a determination in respect of the pupil under section 36(3) of the Children and Families Act 2014 (or, if an EHC plan is maintained for the pupil, under that section as it applies to re-assessments by virtue of regulations under section 44(7)).
(6) In this section “the responsible authority”, in relation to a pupil, means the local authority responsible for him for the purposes of Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (see section 24 of that Act).
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94 Information concerning directions under section 93
(1) Where a head teacher gives or varies a direction under regulations made under section 93, he shall, in such manner as may be prescribed, give the information mentioned in subsection (2)—
(a) to the governing body, and
(b) to the local authority by whom the school is maintained,
and shall take such steps as may be prescribed to give that information also to a parent of the pupil concerned.
(2) That information is—
(a) the fact that he has taken the action in question, its effect and his reasons for taking it,
(b) the provision that is being or is to be made for the pupil’s education during the operative period of the direction, and
(c) either a description of the manner in which he proposes to secure the full implementation of the National Curriculum for England in relation to the pupil after the end of that period, or an indication that he has the opinion mentioned in subsection (3).
(3) That opinion is that the pupil has or probably has special educational needs and the responsible authority ought to be required to secure an EHC needs assessment for the pupil under section 36 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (or, if an EHC plan is maintained for the pupil, a re-assessment under section 44 of that Act).
(4) Where—
(a) the head teacher of a maintained school ... includes an indication of any such opinion in information given under subsection (1), and
(b) the local authority by whom the school is maintained are not the responsible authority in relation to the pupil in question,
the head teacher shall also give that information, in such manner as may be prescribed, to the responsible authority.
(5) Where the responsible authority receive information given to them under subsection (1) or (4) which includes an indication that the head teacher has the opinion mentioned in subsection (3), they shall make a determination in respect of the pupil under section 36(3) of the Children and Families Act 2014 (or, if an EHC plan is maintained for the pupil, under that section as it applies to re-assessments by virtue of regulations under section 44(7)).
(6) In this section “the responsible authority”, in relation to a pupil, means the local authority responsible for him for the purposes of Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (see section 24 of that Act).
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