Section 65: Access to schools, post-16 institutions and other institutions

Children and Families Act 2014 · 2014 c. 6View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: Children and young people in England with special educational needs or disabilities

This section applies where a local authority in England maintains an EHC plan for a child or young person.

A person authorised by the authority is entitled to have access at any reasonable time to the premises of a school, post-16 institution or other institution at which education or training is provided in pursuance of the plan, for the purpose of monitoring the education or training.

Subsection (2) does not apply to the premises of a mainstream post-16 institution in Wales.

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