Legislation – Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025

SCHEDULE 1REPEALS AND CONNECTED AMENDMENTS

PART 9STATEMENTS OF SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)

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In section 5 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (assessment of needs following notification of disabled persons leaving education)—

(a)

in subsection (1)(a), after “local authority” insert “in England”;

(b)

in subsection (2)—

(i)

in paragraph (a), after “local authority” insert “in England”;

(ii)

in paragraph (b), after “local authority” insert “in England”;

(c)

in subsection (9)—

(i)

in the definition of “prescribed”, after “made” insert “by the Secretary of State;”;

(ii)

in that definition, omit paragraphs (a) and (b);

(iii)

in the definition of “the responsible authority”, in paragraph (c) omit “or the National Assembly for Wales”;

(iv)

in that paragraph omit “or the National Assembly as the case may be”;

(d)

in subsection (10), omit “and Wales”;

(e)

in the heading, at the end insert “: England”.

Education Act 1996 (c. 56)

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In Schedule 37 to the Education Act 1996 (consequential amendments), in paragraph 64 omit sub-paragraph (3).

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4)

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In Schedule 2 to the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (meaning of “social services functions”), in Table 1, in the entry for the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986, in the first column, for “, 2 and 5(5)” substitute “and 2”.