13 Duty to decide: local authorities

13  Duty to decide: local authorities

(1)     Where it is brought to the attention of, or otherwise appears to, a local authority that a child or a young person for whom it is responsible may have additional learning needs, the authority must decide whether the child or young person has additional learning needs, unless any of the circumstances in subsection (2) apply.

(2)     The circumstances are—

(a)     an individual development plan is being maintained for the child or young person under this

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