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06.05 Does the cause of a child or young person’s ALN need to be known?

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    No, nowhere in the above definitions of ALNET does it state that the cause of a child or young person’s ALN needs to be known for it to be considered that they have ALN.

    s.2(1) ALNET makes clear that the learning difficulty or disability can arise from a medical condition or otherwise. 

    A child or young person’s ALN ‘may be accurately assessed without knowing their precise cause’: English case of SG v Denbighshire CC [2018] UKUT 369 (AAC). 

    Nodi No-nonsense Guide Wales

    Nodi No-nonsense Guide Wales
    Authors: Civitas Law education team