The Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales Regulations 2012

1. Introductory Text

2. PART A GENERAL

   1. 1. Title, commencement and application

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Appeals and claims on or after 6 March 2012

   4. 4. Revocations and savings

   5. 5. Transitional provisions

   6. 6. The overriding objective

   7. 7. Parties' obligation to co-operate

   8. 8. Alternative dispute resolution

   9. Constitution of Tribunal

      1. 9. Education panel members

      2. 10. Establishment of tribunal panels

      3. 11. Membership of tribunal panel

3. PART B SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS APPEALS AND DISABILITY CLAIMS

   1. COMMENCING PROCEEDINGS

      1. Making an appeal or claim

         1. 12. Period within which proceedings must be commenced

         2. 13. Appeal application

         3. 14. Claim application

         4. 15. Action by the Secretary of the Tribunal

         5. 16. Appeal or claim made out of time

         6. 17. Sufficiency of reasons

         7. 18. Appellant’s or claimant’s representatives

   2. Case preparation before the hearing

      1. Case statements and supplementary provision

         1. 19. Case statement period

         2. 20. Appellant’s or claimant’s case statement and evidence

         3. 21. Local authority’s or responsible body’s case statement and evidence

         4. 22. Change of local authority’s or responsible body’s representative

         5. 23. Change of local authority in an appeal

         6. 24. Copy documents for parties

         7. 25. Failure to submit a case statement and absence of opposition

      2. Tribunal enquiries

         1. 26. Enquiries by the Secretary of the Tribunal

         2. 27. Failure to respond to enquiries made by the Secretary of the Tribunal

      3. The Tribunal’s management powers

         1. 28. General powers

         2. 29. Power to strike out the appeal or claim

         3. 30. Order to amend case statement

         4. 31. Evidence and submissions

         5. 32. Directions in preparation for a hearing

         6. 33. Varying or setting aside directions

         7. 34. Particulars and supplementary statements

         8. 35. Disclosure of documents and other material

         9. 36. Failure to comply with directions

         10. 37. Consolidating appeals or claims

         11. 38. Consolidating claims together with appeals

         12. 39. Addition and substitution of parties

         13. 40. Transfer of appeal

      4. Hearings and decisions

         1. 41. Notice of date, place and time of hearings

         2. 42. Power to determine the appeal or claim without a hearing

         3. 43. Public and private hearings: arrangements and exceptions

         4. 44. Restricted reporting orders

         5. 45. Procedure at hearing

         6. 46. Evidence at hearing

         7. 47. Change of witness

         8. 48. Summoning a witness

         9. 49. Evidence by telephone, video link or other means

         10. 50. Late written evidence

         11. 51. Postponement of hearing

         12. 52. Adjournments and directions

         13. 53. Representation at hearing

         14. 54. Failure to attend hearing

         15. 55. Tribunal panel’s decision

      5. After the hearing

         1. 56. Application or proposal for review of the Tribunal’s decision

         2. 57. Review of Tribunal’s decision not to extend the period in which proceedings must be commenced

         3. 58. Consideration of an application for permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal

         4. 59. Power to suspend Tribunal’s decision

         5. 60. Orders of the Upper Tribunal or the Court

      6. Compliance

         1. 61. Compliance with tribunal panel orders — appeals

         2. 62. Compliance with appellant’s request when a local authority concedes an appeal

4. PART C CASE FRIENDS

   1. 63. Application

   2. 64. Requirement for case friend

   3. 65. Who may be a case friend

   4. 66. How a person becomes a case friend

   5. 67. Steps in proceedings

   6. 68. Removing a case friend

5. PART D MISCELLANEOUS

   1. 69. Extension of time

   2. 70. Withdrawal

   3. 71. Orders for costs and expenses

   4. 72. Power to exercise the functions of the President and Chair

   5. 73. Power to exercise the functions of an education panel member in relation to a review

   6. 74. The Secretary of the Tribunal

   7. 75. Register

   8. 76. Publication

   9. 77. Irregularities

   10. 78. Proof of documents and certification of decisions

   11. 79. Method of sending, submitting or serving notices and documents

   12. 80. Calculating time

   13. 81. Signature of documents

6. Signature

7. Explanatory Note