PART 2Children and young people with special educational needs
Mediation
Expenses41
1
Subject to paragraph (2), the body arranging the mediation shall pay the following expenses in connection with the child's parent or young person attending mediation—
Item | Description |
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Travel Costs | Standard class public transport fares for the parent and their child or the young person. A mileage rate of 25p per mile for travel by car or motorcycle. Taxi fares. |
Repayment for loss of earnings | Loss of earnings up to £45. |
Registered child or young person care expenses | Engagement of a registered child or adult carer at £5.35 per hour, per child or young person. |
Overnight expenses | Expenses up to £81 per night for inner London or £71 per night for elsewhere or £21 per night if the stay is with family or friends. |
2
The body arranging the mediation may require either or both of the following conditions before making payment of a claim for expenses under paragraph (1)—
a
payment is made with the prior agreement of the body arranging the mediation;
b
payment is made upon receipt of satisfactory supporting evidence of the expenses claimed.