Integrated Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Citation | 2022 NI c 15 |
| Year | 2022 |
those of different cultures and religious beliefs and of none, including reasonable numbers of both Protestant and Roman Catholic children or young persons;those who are experiencing socio-economic deprivation and those who are not; andthose of different abilities.intentionally supports, protects and advances an ethos of diversity, respect and understanding between those of different cultures and religious beliefs and of none, between those of different socio-economic backgrounds and between those of different abilities, andgrant-maintained integrated status, orcontrolled integrated statusthis Act;the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989;section 2(3A) of the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (inserted by section 4 of this Act) ;the Shared Education (Northern Ireland) Act 2016; andany other provision of Northern Ireland legislation (unless it contains a different definition) .(a) to deliver educational benefits to children and young persons;(b) to promote awareness and appreciation of human rights;(c) to promote equality of opportunity;(d) to promote good relations; and(e) to promote respect for identity, diversity and community cohesion.(a) any body appearing to the Department of Education to have as an objective the encouragement or promotion of integrated education, and if required(b) any other body the Department of Education considers appropriate.(1) In Article 64(1) of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (Department’s duties in respect of integrated education) for “to encourage and facilitate” substitute “to encourage, facilitate and support” .(2) In section 2 of the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (functions of Education Authority) after subsection (3) (Authority’s duties in respect of shared education) insert—
- “(3A) It is a duty of the Authority (so far as its powers extend) to encourage, facilitate and support integrated education.
- “(1A) In considering what steps it should take for the purposes of its duty under subsection (1) to encourage , facilitate and support the development of integrated education, the Department must in particular take account of any representations made under section 3 of the Integrated Education (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 (consultation) which relate to that duty
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