Mental Deficiency (Notification of Children) Regulations, 1914 / presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of His Majesty.

  • Great Britain. Board of Education.
Date:
1914
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Credit: Mental Deficiency (Notification of Children) Regulations, 1914 / presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of His Majesty. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    (2) In any case where, upon consideration of the certificate of the Certifying Officer and of any report which may be obtained by the Local Education Authority as hereinafter provided, the Local Education Authority are in doubt whether a child is or is not capable of receiving such further benefit as aforesaid, they shall refer to the Board of Education for determination the question whether the name should be notified. (3) In any case where it is proposed to notify under this Article of these Regulations the name of a child who is not an idiot or an imbecile, the Local Education Authority shall furnish the Board of Education with a copy of the report of the Certifying Officer on the child and if, after consideration of the report, the Board so require, shall refer to the Board for determination the question whether the name should be notified. 4. —(l) If the Certifying Officer certifies that a child of the age of seven years or upwards cannot be instructed in a special school or class under the Elementally Education (Defective and Epileptic Children) Act, 1899, without detriment to the interests of the other children, the Local Education Authority shall notify the name and address of the child to the Local Authority under the Mental Deficiency Act, 1913, and shall furnish that Authority with a copy of the certificate of the Certifying Officer, which shall be in the prescribed form, and of his report on the child. (2) In any case where, upon consideration of the certificate of the Certifying Officer and of any report which may be obtained by the Local Education Authority as hereinafter provided, the Local Education Authority are in doubt whether the retention of a child in a special school or class would be detrimental to the interests of the other children, they shall refer to the Board of Education for determination the question whether the name should be notified. (3) In any case where it is proposed to notify under this Article of these Regulations the name of a child who is not a moral imbecile, the Local Education Authority shall furnish the Board of Education with a copy of the report of the Certifying Officer on the child, and if, after consideration of the report, the Board so require, shall refer to the Board for determination the question whether the name should be notified. 5. If the Local Education Authority are satisfied upon any representation made to them or otherwise that it is desirable that a mentally defective child of the age of seven years or upwards who is certified to be capable of receiving benefit from instruction in a special school or class under the Elementary Education (Defective and Epileptic Children) Act, 1899, should be dealt with by way of supervision or guardianship under the Mental Deficiency Act, 1913, they shall notify the case to the Board of Education, together with such particulars as the Board of Education may require, and if the Board certify that there