The Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (General Provisions and Disability Claims Procedure) Regulations 2002

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS

   1. 1. Citation, commencement, application and extent

   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. PARTS II TO V DISABILITY CLAIMS PROCEDURE

4. PART II MAKING A CLAIM AND STATEMENTS OF CASE

   1. (A) THE PARENT

      1. 7. Notice of claim

      2. 8. Reasons for making a claim

      3. 9. Statement of parent’s case, and supplementary provisions

      4. 10. Withdrawal of a claim

      5. 11. Further action by the parent

      6. 12. Parent’s representatives

   2. (B) THE RESPONSIBLE BODY

      1. 13. Statement of the responsible body’s case, and supplementary provisions

      2. 14. Responsible body’s representative

      3. 15. Failure to deliver a statement of case and absence of opposition

      4. 16. Representation at hearing and further action by the responsible body

5. PART III PREPARATION FOR A HEARING

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

   2. 18. Case statement period

   3. 19. Copy of documents for parties

   4. 20. Enquiries by the Secretary of the Tribunal

   5. 21. Directions and determination of preliminary issues

   6. 22. Varying or setting aside directions

   7. 23. Particulars, and supplementary statements

   8. 24. Disclosures of documents and other material

   9. 25. Failure to comply with directions

   10. 26. Summoning witnesses

   11. 27. Consolidating claims and hearing claims together with appeals under Part IV of the Education Act 1996

   12. 28. Notice of place and time of hearings and adjournments

6. PART IV DETERMINATION OF CLAIMS

   1. 29. Power to determine a claim without a hearing

   2. 30. Hearings to be in private: arrangements and exceptions

   3. 31. Failure of parties to attend a hearing

   4. 32. Procedure at a hearing

   5. 33. Late written evidence

   6. 34. Evidence at a hearing

   7. 35. Adjournments and directions

   8. 36. Decision of the tribunal

   9. 37. Application or proposal for review of tribunal’s decision

   10. 38. Review of tribunal’s decision

   11. 39. Review of the President’s decision

   12. 40. Orders for costs and expenses

7. PART V ADDITIONAL POWERS OF THE TRIBUNAL

   1. 41. Transfer of proceedings

   2. 42. Regulation of proceedings

   3. 43. Decisions agreed by the parties

   4. 44. Power to strike out

   5. 45. Power to exercise powers of President and chairman

   6. 46. Power to exercise the functions of a lay member

   7. 47. The Secretary of the Tribunal

   8. 48. Orders of the Court

   9. 49. Irregularities

   10. 50. Method of sending, delivering or serving notices and documents

   11. 51. Extensions of time

8. Signature

9. Explanatory Note