81.Paragraph 7 of the schedule to the Act amends section 8A of the 2004 Act to allow a child aged 12 years or over, for whose school education an education authority is responsible, to request that the education authority arranges for the child to undergo a process of assessment or examination for the purpose of considering their additional support needs as long as the authority is satisfied the child has capacity to make the request.
Commentary on Sections Part 3: Miscellaneous Amendments of section 8A: assessments and examinations: further provision