175.Section 83 requires regulations to be made to enable parents and young people who are lacking mental capacity at a time when they have a right to something under Part 2 (e.g. to receive a notification or to make an appeal), to be represented by an appropriate person. In this section, reference to lacking capacity refers to the definition in the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Commentary on Sections of the Act Part 2 – Additional Learning Needs Chapter 5 – General Section 83 - Parents and young people lacking capacity