The Special Educational Needs Tribunal Regulations 1994

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Members of lay panel

   4. 4. Establishment of tribunals

   5. 5. Membership of tribunal

   6. 6. Proof of documents and certification of decisions

3. PART 2 MAKING AN APPEAL TO THE TRIBUNAL AND REPLY BY THE AUTHORITY

   1. (A) THE PARENT

      1. 7. Notice of appeal

      2. 8. Response, amendment of appeal and delivery of supplementary grounds of appeal

      3. 9. Withdrawal of appeal

      4. 10. Further action by parent

      5. 11. Representatives of the parent: further provisions

   2. (B) THE REPLY BY THE AUTHORITY

      1. 12. Action by the authority on receipt of a notice of appeal

      2. 13. Amendment of reply by the authority

      3. 14. Notice that an appeal is misconceived

      4. 15. Failure to reply and absence of opposition

      5. 16. Representation at hearing and further action by the authority

4. PART 3 PREPARATION FOR A HEARING

   1. 17. Acknowledgement of appeal and service of documents by the Secretary of the Tribunal

   2. 18. Enquiries by Secretary of the Tribunal

   3. 19. Directions in preparation for a hearing

   4. 20. Varying or setting aside of directions

   5. 21. Particulars and supplementary statements

   6. 22. Disclosure of documents and other material

   7. 23. Summoning of witnesses

   8. 24. Failure to comply with directions

   9. 25. Notice of place and time of hearing and adjournments

5. PART 4 DETERMINATION OF APPEALS

   1. 26. Power to determine an appeal without a hearing

   2. 27. Hearings to be in private: exceptions

   3. 28. Failure of parties to attend hearing

   4. 29. Procedure at hearing

   5. 30. Evidence at hearing

   6. 31. Decision of the tribunal

   7. 32. Review of the tribunal’s decision

   8. 33. Review of the President’s decision

   9. 34. Orders for costs and expenses

6. PART 5 ADDITIONAL POWERS OF AND PROVISONS RELATING TO THE TRIBUNAL

   1. 35. Transfer of proceedings

   2. 36. Miscellaneous powers of the tribunal

   3. 37. Power to strike out

   4. 38. Power to exercise powers of the President and Chairman

   5. 39. The Secretary of the Tribunal

   6. 40. Irregularities

   7. 41. Method of sending, delivering or serving notices and documents

   8. 42. Extension of time

   9. 43. Parent’s representative

7. Signature

8. Explanatory Note