Education out of school
The council's duty to arrange suitable full-time education for a child of compulsory school age who would otherwise not receive it, including alternative provision.
Who's responsible
- Who holds the duty
- Local authority
- Who enforces it
- Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, High Court (judicial review)
- Primary law
- Education Act 1996, s.19
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