Explain
Health or social care that educates or trains (section 21(5))
Health care or social care that educates or trains a child or young person is treated as special educational provision. That means it belongs in Section F, where the council must secure it and where it can be appealed. The Code of Practice says speech and language therapy should normally be recorded in Section F. Other therapies, such as occupational therapy or physiotherapy, may belong in Section F or Section G, depending on what they are for.
- Type of rule
- Law (Act or Regulations)
- Rule id
educates_or_trains- Rules version
- england-2026.10
- Law as at
- 30 September 2026
Sources
- Children and Families Act 2014, s 21(5)Law (Act or Regulations)
- SEND Code of Practice 2015, para 9.74Code of Practice: should (follow unless there is a good reason not to)
- Children and Families Act 2014, s 42(2)Law (Act or Regulations)
- Children and Families Act 2014, s 51(2)(c)Law (Act or Regulations)
Related
- Section F (special educational provision)
- Section G (health care provision)
- Special educational provision
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