The Education Act 1996 is Act of the

Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema ...

. It led to the establishment of special local authorities, who for example would identify children with

special educational needs Special educational needs (SEN), also known as special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the United Kingdom refers to the education of children who require different education provision to the mainstream system. Definition The definiti ...

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Education Act 1996
1996 in education United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1996 United Kingdom Education Acts July 1996 events in the United Kingdom {{UK-statute-stub