Children and Families Bill

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“( )   the need to continue to develop an inclusive system where parents
of disabled children have increasing access to mainstream schools
and staff and which have the capacity to meet the needs of disabled
children.”

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“(6A)    The Secretary of State shall lay a draft of regulations setting out the
standards and quality of the special educational provision, health care
provision and social care provision which local authorities must meet in
their local offer, and the regulations are not to be made unless they have
been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(6B)   Once regulations under subsection (6A) 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.”