Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

Under the Bill, the budget currently held by the Ministry of Justice, which is responsible for education in custody at the moment, will be transferred to local authorities, and detailed guidance will be issued on how it will work in practice. Section 562C also requires the authority that was maintaining the statement to keep a copy of it while the person is detained. Clause 51, which amends part 4 of the Education Act 1996, makes provision for the child's statement of special educational needs that was maintained before the person's detention to be revived and reviewed on release. The new clause also strengthens requirements in relation to the transfer of information about a person's education so that that relevant parties can exchange relevant educational information to help to ensure that education and training in juvenile custody can be tailored to meet the person's needs.