Court of Appeal rejects appeal over permanent exclusion, warns undue focus on public sector equality duty may risk ‘over-legalising’ decision-making process – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 7th, 2025 in equality, news, proportionality, reasons, school exclusions, special educational needs and tagged by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought on behalf of a 15-year-old boy, rejecting the submission that the decision to permanently exclude him from school was unlawful because the headteacher “failed to comply with the public sector equality duty (PSED)”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 6th March 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk