Down’s Syndrome daughter ‘should stay in school until she’s 25’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 25th, 2011 in appeals, education, learning difficulties, news, special educational needs by sally

“The father of a Down’s Syndrome woman is attempting to force a council to let her stay in school until 25, in a case which could see thousands of special needs adults taught alongside children.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th October 2011

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Independent schools can decide charitable status, says Tribunal – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 18th, 2011 in charities, Charity Commission, education, judgments, news by sally

” It is not for the Charity Commission or the courts to impose on trustees of a school their own idea of what is for the ‘public benefit’ so as to qualify for charitable status, the Upper Tribunal has ruled. In a detailed assessment of the law on charitable status both before and after the Charities Act, the Tribunal has indicated that the Act has not introduced any legal requirement to act in a way prescribed by the Charity Commission or anyone else. Provided they run their charity to ensure that the poor are able to benefit in a way that is more than minimal or tokenistic, they should be free to make their own considered assessment of what is for the ‘public benefit’ in the circumstances pertaining to their own institution.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 18th October 2011

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Independent schools win Charity Commission fight – BBC News

Posted October 14th, 2011 in charities, Charity Commission, education, news by tracey

“Independent schools have won a long-running legal battle with the Charity Commission on what schools must do to justify their charitable status.”

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BBC News, 14th October 2011

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Local authorities will not be breaking law by continuing academy PFI payments, QC says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 10th, 2011 in education, local government, news, private finance initiative by sally

“Continuing to make payments towards a school rebuilt through a project finance initiative (PFI) arrangement once that school has converted to academy status will not cause local authorities to break the law, an expert has told the Government.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th October 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Teenager caught with crack cocaine and heroin in bra freed early to go to university – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 14th, 2011 in appeals, drug offences, early release, education, news, sentencing, young offenders by tracey

“A teenage girl caught with £800 of crack cocaine and heroin in her bra has been freed from prison 15 months early so she can go to university in time for freshers’ week.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2011

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Data protection laws give students the right to access examiner comments, ICO says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 19th, 2011 in data protection, education, examinations, freedom of information, news by sally

“Students have the right to access information detailing what assessors thought of their exam answers under UK data protection laws, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th August 2011

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Welsh Labour plan legislation on schools and piercings – BBC News

Posted July 13th, 2011 in bills, education, health & safety, local government, news, Wales by tracey

“Two bills on the education system will be published by the Welsh Government, First Minister Carwyn Jones has said. He outlined Labour’s five-year legislative programme to Welsh assembly members on Tuesday.”

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BBC News, 12th July 2011

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Royal Navy commander dishonestly claimed school fees – BBC News

Posted July 12th, 2011 in armed forces, courts martial, education, fees, fraud, news by tracey

“A commander in the Royal Navy has been found guilty of dishonestly claiming allowances to send his two children to boarding school.”

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BBC News, 12th July 2011

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Human rights warning over school discipline plans – BBC News

“Wide-ranging new powers for teachers to search pupils and delete photos from their phones may fall foul of human rights laws, MPs and peers have warned.”

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BBC News, 14th June 2011

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Next set of changes to student visa rules is announced – UK Border Agency

Posted June 14th, 2011 in education, immigration, news, regulations, visas by sally

“The next set of changes to the Immigration Rules affecting Tier 4 – the student tier – of the points-based system has been laid in Parliament today. The changes will come into effect on 4 July 2011.”

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UK Border Agency, 13th June 2011

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Harrow school’s cornrows hairstyle ban ‘is unlawful’ – BBC News

Posted May 10th, 2011 in education, news, race discrimination, sex discrimination by sally

“A pupil is taking a London school to the High Court, arguing its ban on ‘cornrows’ hairstyles is unlawful.”

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BBC News, 10th May 2011

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Councils mount legal challenge over academies cuts – BBC News

Posted May 4th, 2011 in budgets, education, judicial review, local government, news by sally

“A group of English local authorities are mounting a legal challenge against government budget cuts tied to its academies expansion programme.”

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BBC News, 3rd May 2011

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Public will be ‘barred’ from justice in legal aid reform, warn lawyer group – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 26th, 2011 in education, hospitals, judicial review, legal aid, local government, news by sally

“The public will be effectively barred from fighting incompetent doctors and councils in the courts under plans to cut legal aid, the body representing lawyers warned yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st April 2011

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Regina (Parent Governors of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School) v Archbishop of Westminster and another – WLR Daily

Posted April 21st, 2011 in appeals, education, law reports by sally

Regina (Parent Governors of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School) v Archbishop of Westminster and another [2011] EWCA Civ 433; [2011] WLR (D) 142

“The Archbishop of Westminster had an unfettered discretion to appoint who he wished as a foundation governor of a Roman Catholic school in his diocese provided the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2007 were complied with, and that included appointing his diocesan director of education as a governor at the school. The requirement in regulation 18 that two of the foundation governors should at the time of their appointment be eligible for election or appointment as parent governors was fulfilled by the presence on the existing governing body of two foundation governors who had been so eligible when they were appointed.”

WLR Daily, 14th April 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Judge attacks ‘deplorable’ row over top Catholic school – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 15th, 2011 in education, judicial review, news, school admissions by sally

“A judge today condemned a ‘deplorable’ legal dispute between church leaders and parents over control of a top Roman Catholic comprehensive.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2011

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Government outlines overhaul of student visas – UK Border Agency

Posted March 23rd, 2011 in education, immigration, news, visas by sally

“Tougher entrance criteria, limits on work entitlements and the closure of the post-study work route are among the changes to the student visa system announced today by Home Secretary Theresa May.”

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UK Border Agency, 22nd March 2011

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Regina (RO) v East Riding of Yorkshire Council (Secretary of State for Education intervening) – WLR Daily

Regina (RO) v East Riding of Yorkshire Council (Secretary of State for Education intervening) [2011] EWCA Civ 196; [2011] WLR (D) 69

“A child’s status as a ‘looked after child’ for the purposes of the Children Act 1989 did not come to an end when the local authority, by virtue of a statement of special educational needs under the Education Act 1996, arranged for him to be accommodated at a residential school.”

WLR Daily, 2nd March 2011

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is remoced.

Bar leaders warn of impact of tuition hikes on diversity – Legal Week

Posted February 24th, 2011 in barristers, education, equality, fees, news, universities by sally

“Leading figures at the Bar including former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer, Bar council chairman Nicholas Green QC and chair of the Bar Standards Board Baroness Ruth Deech have called for the Bar to take action to improve diversity in anticipation of hikes in university tuition fees.”

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Legal Week, 24th February 2011

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Tuition fees: Teenagers seek human rights judicial review – The Guardian

Posted February 24th, 2011 in education, fees, human rights, judicial review, news, universities by sally

“Two teenagers are seeking a judicial review into the government’s decision to allow university tuition fees to almost treble to up to £9,000 from next year.”

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The Guardian, 24th February 2011

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Q&A: Building Schools for the Future court case – The Guardian

Posted February 16th, 2011 in budgets, education, judicial review, news by sally

“Details of the judicial review into the government’s scrapping of the school building programme.”

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The Guardian, 11th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk