Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018
Amendment of Education (Welfare) Act 2000 | ||
10. The Education (Welfare) Act 2000 is amended— | ||
(a) in subsection (1) of section 23, by the insertion of “and publish” after “in accordance with subsection (2),”, and | ||
(b) in section 26, by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): | ||
“(1) (a) The Child and Family Agency may appoint a person to appeal a decision to which paragraph (a) or (c) of subsection (1) of section 29 of the Act of 1998 applies and accordingly a reference in the said subsection (1) to ‘parent of the student’ or ‘student’ shall be construed as including a reference to the person appointed by the Child and Family Agency in accordance with this paragraph. | ||
(b) A person appointed under paragraph (a) shall— | ||
(i) be independent of the Child and Family Agency, | ||
(ii) have such experience, qualifications, training or expertise, as the Child and Family Agency considers appropriate, and | ||
(iii) in carrying out his or her functions, have regard to the best interests of the student concerned.”. |