Reform history
Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018
18 versions
· 2018-01-24
2026-09-01
Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018
2025-09-01
Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018
2025-04-05
Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018
2024-09-01
Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018
2023-09-01
Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018
2023-08-21
Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018
2022-09-01
Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018
2022-06-10
Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018
2022-01-01
Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018
2021-09-01
Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018
2021-06-22
Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018
Changes on 2021-06-22
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#### Overview of this Act
#### Additional learning provision
#### Duty to decide whether a looked after child has additional learning needs
#### Additional learning needs
#### Duty to refer a matter to a local authority that looks after a child
#### Welsh Ministers' duties to secure post-16 education and training
#### Children with additional learning needs in mainstream maintained schools
#### Additional learning provision outside England and Wales
#### Review of additional learning provision in Welsh
#### The President and members of the panels
#### Duty to favour education for children at mainstream maintained schools
#### Abolition of approval of independent schools in Wales
#### Giving notice etc. under this Part
#### Constitution of the Education Tribunal for Wales
#### Meaning of “in the area” of a local authority
#### Power to make consequential and transitional provision etc.
#### Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
### Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42)
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[^key-cd544cc5b112c7eecb9b5c123c03d855]: [S. 60](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2018/2/section/60) in force at 4.1.2021 in so far as not already in force by [S.I. 2020/1182](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1182), [reg. 4(2)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/1182/regulation/4/2/c)
[^key-b96b020e0857b1f438126cf5980a9e4d]: [Sch. 1 para. 24(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2018/2/schedule/1/paragraph/24/1) in force at 22.6.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [art. 7A(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/7A/a) (as inserted by S.I. 2021/735, [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/735/article/2/4))
[^key-c02fa9b8edadbecce6cfb8b1e85c0f39]: [Sch. 1 para. 24(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2018/2/schedule/1/paragraph/24/4) in force at 22.6.2021 by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [art. 7A(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/7A/b) (as inserted by S.I. 2021/735, [art. 2(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/735/article/2/4))
[^key-7f9d655dd994e5607e512aecab29682a]: Sch. 1 para. 4(9) in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [art. 8(j)(vi)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/8/j/vi)
[^key-97d60ee80add788c36321d16078be082]: Sch. 1 para. 4(32)(b) in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [arts. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/6), [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/7) (as amended by [S.I. 2021/938](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938), [art. 2(4)(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938/article/2/4/5))
[^key-2b09076e0c3429ffc78b467479cb095d]: Sch. 1 para. 4(32)(b) in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [arts. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/3), [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/4) (as amended by [S.I. 2021/938](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938), [art. 2(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938/article/2/3))
[^key-0a4838434996cbb8a2eb707887c54b21]: Sch. 1 para. 4(20)(21) in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [arts. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/3), [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/4) (as amended by [S.I. 2021/938](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938), [art. 2(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938/article/2/3))
[^key-e3cc5627a12174305e553f7163bca02a]: Sch. 1 para. 4(13)-(18) in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [arts. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/3), [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/4) (as amended by [S.I. 2021/938](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938), [art. 2(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938/article/2/3))
[^key-ec1e45f84985dd4891caeecc26d7a195]: Sch. 1 para. 4(30)(b) in force at 1.9.2021 by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [art. 8(j)(x)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/8/j/x)
[^key-e2578482d64d9a997a05697ff0f4117f]: Sch. 1 para. 4(19)(b) in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [arts. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/6), [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/7) (as amended by [S.I. 2021/938](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938), [art. 2(4)(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938/article/2/4/5))
[^key-24d956f5bd47c6483ef2aa14cbef87cf]: Sch. 1 para. 4(30)(a)(ii) in force at 1.9.2021 by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [art. 8(j)(x)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/8/j/x)
[^key-832b7241d2bfd592b01bf88c1b5bf48c]: Sch. 1 para. 4(20)(21) in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [arts. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/6), [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/7) (as amended by [S.I. 2021/938](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938), [art. 2(4)(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938/article/2/4/5))
[^key-43f73b504b1f7ce550c04d63ae847c49]: Sch. 1 para. 4(23)-(29) in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [arts. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/3), [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/4) (as amended by [S.I. 2021/938](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938), [art. 2(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938/article/2/3))
[^key-41cd99e0ec24425c61a1a1454e65f4f2]: Sch. 1 para. 4(23)-(29) in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [arts. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/6), [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/7) (as amended by [S.I. 2021/938](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938), [art. 2(4)(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938/article/2/4/5))
[^key-f648bc69c3c48a9236a0e99147ea47bf]: Sch. 1 para. 4(1)-(10) in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [arts. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/3), [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/4) (as amended by [S.I. 2021/938](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938), [art. 2(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938/article/2/3))
[^key-3d61330721681612d544a36ac40a966a]: Sch. 1 para. 4(33)(d)(e) in force at 1.9.2021 by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [art. 8(j)(xv)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/8/j/xv)
[^key-73a23038b890ca16723e85292693119e]: Sch. 1 para. 4(12) in force at 1.9.2021 by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [art. 8(j)(vii)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/8/j/vii)
[^key-597ac6f62a301fa831600d272e16815f]: Sch. 1 para. 4(33)(b) in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [art. 8(j)(xiv)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/8/j/xiv)
[^key-08d7da04a7b373415c623a9c1492ba9c]: Sch. 1 para. 4(1)-(10) in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [arts. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/6), [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/7) (as amended by [S.I. 2021/938](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938), [art. 2(4)(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938/article/2/4/5))
[^key-83b6bfaec1f93bb241886814288f6823]: Sch. 1 para. 4(33)(a) in force at 1.9.2021 by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [art. 8(j)(xiii)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/8/j/xiii)
[^key-fbd35f9a140abb2b0d7aed984f311b3d]: Sch. 1 para. 4(33)(g) in force at 1.9.2021 by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [art. 8(j)(xv)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/8/j/xv)
[^key-15f2d664a96c57c3054757e3b98227fe]: Sch. 1 para. 4(32)(a)(iii) in force at 1.9.2021 by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [art. 8(j)(xii)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/8/j/xii)
[^key-4f8c70864956719c0dba845e9d361243]: Sch. 1 para. 4(19)(a) in force at 1.9.2021 by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [art. 8(j)(viii)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/8/j/viii)
[^key-0cab948191cc0fc8bf5d42414c3bf109]: Sch. 1 para. 4(22) in force at 1.9.2021 by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [art. 8(j)(ix)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/8/j/ix)
[^key-9fc6d2d9f282a215e27afac5e6c41ffc]: Sch. 1 para. 4(19)(b) in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [arts. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/3), [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/4) (as amended by [S.I. 2021/938](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938), [art. 2(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938/article/2/3))
[^key-e440da3f6dc718b243c32559951fe562]: Sch. 1 para. 4(31) in force at 1.9.2021 by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [art. 8(j)(xi)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/8/j/xi)
[^key-a696469e41bfb4dad87e26a0820782ea]: Sch. 1 para. 4(1) in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [art. 8(j)(v)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/8/j/v)
[^key-3a9d43095faaaa8d203bc635e3b4e5a3]: Sch. 1 para. 4(13)-(18) in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [arts. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/6), [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/7) (as amended by [S.I. 2021/938](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938), [art. 2(4)(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938/article/2/4/5))
[^key-da95a1462c7af4ce928459137b0be908]: Sch. 1 para. 4(32)(a)(i)(ii) in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/373), [arts. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/373/article/6), [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/373/article/7) (as amended by [S.I. 2021/938](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938), [art. 2(4)(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938/article/2/4/5))
[^key-2db33d9d39d7cfa34b475cd6b66781a9]: Sch. 1 para. 4(32)(a)(i)(ii) in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/373), [arts. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/373/article/3), [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/373/article/4) (as amended by [S.I. 2021/938](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938), [art. 2(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938/article/2/3))
[^M_F_3103e96d-74e9-4ee8-8a20-8b5f3ad3a274]: Sch. 1 para. 4(7) omitted (30.4.2021) by virtue of [Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/4), [s. 84(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/4/section/84/1), [Sch. 2 para. 75](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/4/schedule/2/paragraph/75) (with savings and transitional provisions in [S.I. 2022/111](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/111), [regs. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/111/regulation/1), [3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/111/regulation/3))
[^key-8617b6c2690bbf545f10b112eac78e9c]: S. 14(3) modified (1.9.2021) by [The Additional Learning Needs (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/401)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/401), [regs. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/401/regulation/1/2), [37(1)(f)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/401/regulation/37/1/f)
[^key-32a6882e96f1d75449b122dcd23453ae]: S. 14 in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [arts. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/6), [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/7) (as amended by [S.I. 2021/938](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938), [art. 2(4)(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938/article/2/4/5))
[^key-d190db65ca0a2bf6a93ab5f75428debb]: S. 14 in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2021/373](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373), [arts. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/3), [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/373/article/4) (as amended by [S.I. 2021/938](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938), [art. 2(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/938/article/2/3))
[^key-c40218e6859ba5e13de23d7e0505bc74]: S. 14(10): power to modify conferred (temp.) (1.9.2021) by 2020 c. 7, Sch. 17 para. 7(5) (as amended by [The Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/861)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/861), [regs. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/861/regulation/1), [11(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/861/regulation/11/2))
[^M_F_aa2574cc-f722-4785-93be-a560923df7d3]: S. 14(9A) inserted (30.4.2021) by [Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/4), [s. 84(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/4/section/84/1), [Sch. 2 para. 74](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/4/schedule/2/paragraph/74) (with savings and transitional provisions in [S.I. 2022/111](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/111), [regs. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/111/regulation/1), [3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/111/regulation/3))
[^M_F_515d7c0a-bdae-4d3b-8ccf-6693a884b6e4]: Sch. 1 para. 4(7) omitted (30.4.2021) by virtue of [Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/4), [s. 84(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/4/section/84/1), [Sch. 2 para. 75](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/4/schedule/2/paragraph/75) (with savings and transitional provisions in [S.I. 2022/111](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/111), [regs. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/111/regulation/1), [3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/111/regulation/3))
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