Children and Families Bill

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“(7A)    The Secretary of State shall lay a draft of regulations setting out the
minimum level of specific special educational provision, health care
provision and social care provision that local authorities must provide as
part of their local offer, and the regulations are not to be made unless they
have been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(7B)   Once regulations under subsection (7A) have been made, the Secretary of
State must—

(a)   issue guidance to local authorities on how to meet these
regulations, and

(b)   publish information on these regulations accessible to the families
of children and young people with special educational needs on the
Department’s website, and in any other way he sees fit.”

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internet”

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for a period of not less than 90 days”

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“(3)   A code, or revision of a code, does not come into operation until the
Secretary of State by order so provides.

(4)   The power conferred by subsection (3) shall be made by statutory
instrument.

(5)   An order bringing a code, or revision of a code, into operation may not be
made unless a draft order has been laid before and approved by resolution
of each House of Parliament.

(6)   When an order or draft of an order is laid, the code or revision of a code to
which it relates must also be laid.

(7)   No order or draft of an order may be laid until the consultation required by
subsection (2) has taken place.”