Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008

The Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008 (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.[4]

Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008[1]
Long titleAn Act to amend the Education Act 1996 in relation to the provision and publication of information about children who have special educational needs; and for connected purposes.
Citation2008 c 11
Introduced bySharon Hodgson[2]
Territorial extent England and Wales[3]
Dates
Royal assent21 July 2008
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

Section 1 - Information about children with special educational needs

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This section inserted sections 332C to E, and preceding cross-heading, into the Education Act 1996. It came into force on 1 January.[5]

Section 2 - Short title, commencement and extent

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This section came into force on 21 July 2008.[6]

References

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  1. ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 2(1) of this Act.
  2. ^ Hansard
  3. ^ The Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008, section 2(4)
  4. ^ Research paper, page 3
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ The Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 2008, section 2(2)
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