The Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008The citation of this act by this short title is authorised by section 2(1) of this act. (c. 11) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The bill had cross-party support. It was supported by charities across the education sector.Research paper, page 3
Background The Bercow review, commissioned by the government and conducted by Conservative MP, John Bercow, found that information on services was difficult to find.
Legislative passage The legislation was passed as a private member's bill.
Provisions The act requires the government to publish an annual report on the services provided for children with SEN.
Section 1 - Information about children with special educational needs This section inserted sections 332C to E, and preceding cross-heading, into the Education Act 1996. It came into force on 1 January.The Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008, section 2(3); the Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008 (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2664 (C. 115)), article 2
Section 2 - Short title, commencement and extent This section came into force on 21 July 2008.The Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008, section 2(2)
Reception The legislation was supported by Treehouse, an autism charity; the Special Educational Consortium and Every Disabled Child Matters. The Local Government Association described the legislation as unnecessary.
Further developments The government launched a review on what information should be provided to parents, which was tied to the implementation of the Act.
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References "Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008". Halsbury's Statutes of England and Wales. Fourth Edition. 2010 Reissue. LexisNexis. Volume 15(2). Page 902. Current Law Statutes Annotated 2008
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