Statutory guidance

Government guidance can be statutory or just advice on good practice. Statutory guidance has more legal force. Public bodies such as schools and local authorities must follow statutory guidance unless they can show they are doing something just as good or better. The SEN Code and the Code of Practice for Schools on the Disability Discrimination Act 1995: Part 4 are examples of statutory guidance. Government guidance will usually say on the cover or in the first few pages whether it is statutory or not. Most guidance is available on line on government websites