Access to information
This page provides information on the right of access to information about a child in relation to their education records, medical records and children’s services records.
This page provides information on the right of access to information about a child in relation to their education records, medical records and children’s services records.
This page provides information on the duties of schools and local authorities to assess, identify and provide for a child’s special educational needs within school.
What is the complaints procedure for a complaint against a maintained school? A maintained school means “a community, foundation or voluntary school, a community or
This information page will set out the law surrounding Police protection and Emergency Protection Orders which are options available to use in an emergency when
This information page sets out the functions and responsibilities of local authorities under Part 3 of the Children Act 1989, which concerns the provision of local authority support for children and families. Specifically, this page will detail Local Authorities’ duties in relation to care planning and placement decisions.
This page provides information on the duties of local authorities to provide free school transport to children and young people.
This page provides information on the duties of the Local Authority to provide accommodation to children under the age of 16. It includes information of how the Local Authority will assess a child and the types of accommodation that can be provided.
There is statutory guidance available titled Keeping Children Safe in Education for staff of relevant schools which includes a lengthy section on child-on-child sexual violence
Independent schools are schools that are not funded or controlled by central government and Local Authority; instead they are funded by way of tuition fees,
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