special educational needs – Current Awareness

Judge rules Tribunal erred by putting responsibility for part of EHCP on individual who was not lawful delegate or proxy for local authority – Local Government Lawyer

Posted September 20th, 2022 in local government, news, special educational needs, tribunals by tracey

‘The First-Tier Tribunal erred in law by giving responsibility for compiling an “all your need to know about” document concerning a child to a doctor who was not a lawful delegate or proxy for the council, the Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber has said.’

Local Government Lawyer, 16th September 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

How can parents minimise the impact of separation on children with SEND? – 3PB

Posted September 1st, 2022 in chambers articles, children, divorce, news, special educational needs by sally

‘Anthony Collins Solicitors’ associate solicitor Kadie Bennett and 3PB’s specialist family and education law barrister Aimee Fox look at Children Act proceedings and the considerations that parents of a child with SEND may find helpful.’

3PB, September 2022

Source: www.3pb.co.uk

Permanent exclusion decisions and disability discrimination claims – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 22nd, 2022 in children, disability discrimination, disabled persons, local government, news, school children, school exclusions, special educational needs, tribunals by tracey

‘The First-tier Tribunal (SEND) has no power to stay a permanent exclusion decision pending the final hearing of a disability discrimination claim, the Upper Tribunal confirmed. Katherine Anderson analyses the judgment.’

Local Government Lawyer. 19th August 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Upper Tribunal requires council to secure EHCP for student who is hypersensitive to Wi-Fi signals – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 18th, 2022 in disabled persons, equality, internet, local government, news, special educational needs by sally

‘The Upper Tribunal has ruled that a council must secure special educational provision for a child who has electromagnetic hypersensitivity and is particularly sensitive to Wi-Fi signals.’

Local Government Lawyer, 17th August 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Appealing review decisions of the SEN Tribunal for Wales – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 15th, 2022 in appeals, children, education, local government, news, special educational needs, tribunals, Wales by tracey

‘The Upper Tribunal has confirmed appeals can be brought against review decisions of the SEN Tribunal for Wales. Matthew Wyard analyses the ruling.’

Local Government Lawyer, 12th August 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Windsor and Maidenhead council caused mother ‘serious distress’ over education – BBC News

Posted August 15th, 2022 in autism, compensation, education, local government, news, special educational needs by tracey

‘A council caused a mother “serious distress and anxiety” by failing to provide her daughter, who has special needs, with appropriate education for seven months. Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead will pay the mother £5,250 in compensation for the failures.’

BBC News, 15th August 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

West Sussex council ordered to pay £2,000 to mother of child with special needs – BBC News

Posted July 4th, 2022 in children, compensation, disabled persons, education, learning difficulties, local government, news, ombudsmen, special educational needs by tracey

‘A mother of a child with special needs has been paid £2,000 by a council for failures involving his education, health and care plan. The mother – known as Ms C – turned to the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman after making a complaint to West Sussex County Council. The ombudsman has upheld her complaint, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.’

BBC News, 4th July 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ombudsman criticises council after child left without suitable educational provision for 14 months – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 21st, 2022 in local government, news, ombudsmen, school exclusions, special educational needs by sally

‘An investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has seen Southend-on-Sea City Council agree to pay £9,000 to the mother of a child who was left without suitable schooling for more than a year.’

Local Government Lawyer, April 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Claimants secure key High Court ruling on timeframe for reviewing Education, Health and Care plans – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 10th, 2022 in delay, local government, news, notification, special educational needs by tracey

‘The High Court has ruled in favour of three claimants in a dispute over whether there is a fixed timeframe in respect of steps in the amendment of an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan where a local authority accepts amendment is necessary, during the compulsory statutory annual review.’

Local Government Lawyer, 9th March 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Council agrees to pay £3,600+ over failure to secure significant part of SEN support for autistic boy – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 18th, 2022 in autism, children, compensation, education, learning difficulties, local government, news, ombudsmen, school children, special educational needs by sally

‘A county council has agreed to pay more than £3,600 following a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) investigation into how a teenager on the autism spectrum was left without a significant proportion of his agreed special educational needs (SEN) support for up to three years.’

Local Government Lawyer, 17th February 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Anger over referral of vulnerable boy, 11, to counter-radicalisation scheme – The Guardian

Posted January 27th, 2022 in children, complaints, news, police, special educational needs, terrorism by sally

‘An 11-year-old schoolboy who was struggling with his homework was referred to the Prevent counter-radicalisation programme after a fellow pupil reported him saying during a fire drill that he wished his school would burn down.’

The Guardian, 26th January 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

Ombudsman recommends county council pay nearly £7k after boy left without education for two years – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 10th, 2022 in autism, children, compensation, disabled persons, education, learning difficulties, local government, news, ombudsmen, school children, special educational needs by tracey

‘A boy with special education needs who received “virtually no” education for two years should be given £6,900 in compensation by Suffolk County Council, an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has recommended.’

Local Government Lawyer, 7th January 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

SEND Tribunal case law review – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 8th, 2021 in appeals, disabled persons, education, learning difficulties, local government, news, school children, special educational needs, tribunals by tracey

‘Jamie Jenkins looks at the lessons to be learned from the latest judgments from the SEND Tribunal.’

Local Government Lawyer, 5th November 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Parental responsibility: a short guide for local authority SEND teams – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 15th, 2021 in children, education, local government, news, parental responsibility, school children, special educational needs by tracey

‘Grace-Mary Sweeney of LASEN explores the concept of parental responsibility, how it interacts with education law, and some practical implications for Local Authority SEND Teams.’

Local Government Lawyer, 15th October 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Government faces legal challenge from pupil with SEN over “unfair” use of PCR testing in schools – Local Government Lawyer

Posted September 29th, 2021 in children, coronavirus, disability discrimination, disabled persons, equality, families, government departments, judicial review, news, school children, special educational needs by sally

‘The parents of a 15-year-old pupil with special educational needs and disabilities have instructed lawyers to challenge the lawfulness of government guidance to schools on Covid-19 testing, arguing that it should be urgently revised to enable pupils with disabilities to take less intrusive saliva tests.’

Local Government Lawyer, 28th September 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

First-Tier Tribunal SEN proceedings not unfair despite difficulties faced by hearing impaired mother, judge rules – Local Government Lawyer

Posted September 23rd, 2021 in appeals, disabled persons, litigants in person, news, remote hearings, special educational needs, tribunals by tracey

‘A First-Tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) case was not conducted unfairly despite an appellant and a witness having difficulty in hearing the online proceedings, the Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber has decided.’

Local Government Lawyer, 23rd September 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Stubton Hall School: Deputy head David Taylor jailed for rape – BBC News

Posted August 24th, 2021 in assault, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences, special educational needs, teachers by sally

‘A deputy headmaster who raped and assaulted girls at a special needs school has been jailed.’

BBC News, 23rd August 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Parent succeeds on all six grounds in judicial review challenge over grant of planning permission for site next to school for special educational needs – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 21st, 2021 in judicial review, local government, news, planning, school children, special educational needs by sally

‘The parent of a child who attends a Special Educational Needs school has won a judicial review challenge over Thanet Council’s grant of planning permission for an adjacent site.’

Local Government Lawyer, 19th July 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

High Court judge criticises failure by council to deliver EHC plan – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 27th, 2021 in disabled persons, local government, news, special educational needs, statutory duty by tracey

‘Nottinghamshire County Council failed to adequately deliver a disabled child’s Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) the High Court has ruled.’

Local Government Lawyer, 27th May 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Applications for review in Special Educational Needs Cases – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 14th, 2021 in appeals, education, judicial review, local government, news, special educational needs, tribunals by tracey

‘What constitutes a change in “circumstances relevant to the decision”? Holly Littlewood considers the practical implications of a recent Upper Tribunal ruling.’

Local Government Lawyer, 14th May 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

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