Clause 49
5:30 pm
Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Schools and Learners), Department for Children, Schools and Families; Portsmouth North, Labour)
That is one of the benefits of our bringing Connexions back under the wing of the local authority. They have all the tools at their disposal to achieve that.
I hope that Committee members will agree that it is not practical for all the duties imposed on local education authorities in the Education Acts to apply to the education and training of persons detained in relevant youth accommodation, but that our new clauses and related amendments provide a robust and practical solution to ensure that the special educational needs of children and young people in juvenile custody can be supported appropriately. We will also issue guidance to which LEAs must have regard when exercising their duties. The guidance will set out our expectations of how LEAs should support the special educational needs of children and young people in juvenile custody.