Section 69: SEN information report

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 imposes a duty on—

the governing bodies of maintained schools and maintained nursery schools in England, and
the proprietors of Academy schools.

A governing body or proprietor must prepare a report containing SEN information.

"SEN information" is—

such information as may be prescribed about the implementation of the governing body's or proprietor's policy for pupils at the school with special educational needs;
information as to—
the arrangements for the admission of disabled persons as pupils at the school;
the steps taken to prevent disabled pupils from being treated less favourably than other pupils;
the facilities provided to assist access to the school by disabled pupils;
the plan prepared by the governing body or proprietor under paragraph 3 of Schedule 10 to the Equality Act 2010 (accessibility plan).

In this section—

  • "disabled person" means a person who is a disabled person for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010;

  • "disabled pupil" includes a disabled person who may be admitted to a school as a pupil.

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