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04.05 Is a school allowed to ask me or my child to contribute to the cost of making reasonable adjustments for my child?

Disability Law in Education Equality Act 2010 (EqA2010) General Duty of Schools and Post-16 education providers
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Authors: Mandy Aulak, Sean Kennedy
10 Nov 2022

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    No. S20(7) EqA2010 makes it very clear that the person responsible for complying with the duty to make reasonable adjustments must not charge the disabled person for making the adjustments. Further s86(6) EqA2010 makes it very clear that it is the school and its responsible body who are under a duty to make reasonable adjustments. S91(9) EqA2010 applies this same duty to both further and higher education institutions. 

    Parents of children of all ages are therefore not required to fund reasonable adjustments hence they should not be asked to do so, nor should young persons in education.

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    Disability Law in Education No-nonsense Guide

    Disability Law in Education No-nonsense Guide
    Authors: Mandy Aulak, Sean Kennedy

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