An Act to consolidate the Education Act 1944 and certain other enactments relating to education, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.
Citation
1996 c. 56
Dates
Royal assent
24 July 1996
Commencement
1 November 1996
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
Education Act 1944
Education Act 1946
Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1948
Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953
Education Act 1959
Rating and Valuation Act 1961
Education Act 1964
Education Act 1968
Education (Handicapped Children) Act 1970
Education (Work Experience) Act 1973
Education Act 1975
Education (School-leaving Dates) Act 1976
Education Act 1976
Education Act 1979
Education Act 1981
Education (Grants and Awards) Act 1984
Education Act 1993
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
The Education Act 1996 (c. 56) is act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It led to the establishment of special local authorities, who for example would identify children with special educational needs.[1]
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which a child is allowed to leave compulsory education in England and Wales as specified under an EducationAct. In England and Wales, this age has been raised...
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otherwise under Section 7 of the EducationAct1996. Since the passage of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000, parents of persistent truants...
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