‘Police will be barred from asking for rape victims’ therapy, health, school or other personal records unless it is “absolutely necessary” under new laws to reverse plummeting conviction rates.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2023
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
University students made a record number of complaints last year to the higher education watchdog in England and Wales, which expressed concern about “increasing levels of distress among students who are struggling to cope”.
The Guardian, 20th April 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Afghan families remain trapped in remote hotels following today’s High Court ruling that the Home Secretary did not act unlawfully by moving them from a London hotel to hotels in a city in the north of England. The move significantly disrupted the children’s education and adults’ employment. Following the judgment, the families remain in temporary accommodation and at risk of further moves, as the Home Office has failed to secure the settled accommodation it promised. The families have been stuck in hotels for over one and a half years since being evacuated from Afghanistan in August 2021.’
Garden Court Chambers, 24th March 2023
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘Sarah Davidson sets out the key elements of the SEND and AP Improvement Plan published by the Department for Education earlier this month.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Warwick University has agreed to pay a student who is seriously ill with cancer £12,000 in damages for the “distress and inconvenience” caused by not allowing her to extend her course as a result of her health condition.’
The Guardian, 23rd February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Black people wrongly labelled “educationally subnormal” as children in the UK before being sent to special schools have launched a campaign demanding an apology and compensation from the government.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Updated guidance for higher education (HE) providers announced by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will help the sector ensure that their practices are compliant, according to one legal expert.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th February 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The Ministry of Justice has changed the law so that foster parents and approved prospective adopted parents bringing SEND appeals on behalf of a looked-after child will “not be means assessed”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th February 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Net migration into the UK was 504,000 between June 2021 and June 2022, far higher than the previous record of 330,00. While the single biggest factor behind the rise in net migration was the new visas open to Ukrainians and BN(O) passport-holders from Hong Kong, it is the increase in the numbers coming to the UK on student visas that is the potential target of a government crackdown. Alan Manning argues that further research in this area is urgently needed.’
EIN Blog, 14th February 2023
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘A lecturer who gave students grades without fully assessing their work has been banned from the profession.’
BBC News, 12th February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Home Office plans to uproot Afghan refugees from a London hotel and move them hundreds of miles from their children’s schools could result in a court battle, a lawyer has warned.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Clíodhna Kelleher considers a recent High Court judgment that there was no parental right to withdraw children from relationships and sexuality education.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th January 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A group of Afghan families brought to London after the Taliban took power are taking the government to court because a subsequent move north meant their children had to leave a local school during their GCSE studies.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“In The Church of Scientology Religious Education College Inc v Ricketts (VO) [2023] UKUT 1 (LC), the issue in the appeal was whether two buildings used by the Church of Scientology in London were exempt from non-domestic rating under the exemption covering places of public religious worship and related church premises. The key to the relevant exemption was that the hereditament concerned had to be, or include “a place of public religious worship”. The Upper Tribunal noted that in R (Hodkin) v Registrar General [2013] UKSC 77, the Supreme Court had ruled that the Scientologists’ London chapel was a place of meeting for religious worship within the meaning of section 2 of the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 and should be registered for the solemnisation of marriages under the Marriage Act 1949.”
Law & Religion UK, 10th January 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘Anti-strike legislation is expected to be brought forward later this week, as Rishi Sunak’s government scrambles to get a grip of the ongoing industrial disputes.’
The Guardian, 4th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found that Oxfordshire County Council failed to provide alternative education for a boy with autism for a year.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th December 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A child from West Sussex who was unable to attend school missed out on education after the council failed to provide a suitable alternative, an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has revealed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th November 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Campaigners have taken the Welsh government to court over sex education lessons they claim give prominence to LGBTQ+ themes.’
BBC News, 16th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A national review into safeguarding children with disabilities and complex health needs has revealed serious failures at residential special schools registered as children’s homes.’
Family Law, 4th November 2022
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Thousands of students are taking legal action against their universities over their education during the pandemic.’
BBC News, 1st November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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