Government Reviews Special Educational Needs and Disability Reforms

• Posted2017-03-31 13:02
• AuthorEd Duff

Over the last few days the Department for Education has released three very substantial documents which all relate to a review of the special educational needs and disability reforms. The first document is entitled "Review of Arrangements for...

Can Outcomes Be Appealed?

• Posted2017-03-24 17:20
• AuthorEd Duff

The judgment of the Upper Tribunal in the case of S v Worcestershire County Council [SEN] has now been released. This new Special Educational Needs decision deals with three key points; 1. The operation of Children and Families Act 2014 in appeals...

Deputyship Explained

• Posted2017-03-17 08:00
• AuthorGeraint Aubrey

What is a Deputy? A Deputy is a person appointed by the court to handle the affairs of another person who lacks the mental capacity to do this themselves. The power to handle someone’s affairs when they lose mental capacity does not fall automatically...

Probate Court Fee Changes

• Posted2017-03-03 15:12
• AuthorGeraint Aubrey

Despite overwhelming opposition during the consultation period, the Ministry of Justice has recently announced radical changes to the Probate Court fee. Presently, the court fee is fixed at £155 for professionals or £215 for individuals. The fee...

Upper Tribunal Confirms Duties to Provide Post-16 Education

• Posted2017-03-02 16:10
• AuthorEd Duff

The judgment in Gloucester County Council v EH (SEN) has been released today. This is very important for all special educational needs cases involving post-16 young people. It is also very interesting in light of the recent DfE Guidance on the topic. In...

Massive set back for post-19 SEN provision

• Posted2017-03-01 15:29
• AuthorEd Duff

The Department for Education has published a new guidance document entitled “SEND: 19- to 25- year olds’ entitlement to EHC Plans”.  The guidance document can be found here and was published on 21 st February 2017. It is notable...