Course focus

Planning and the Localism Act 2011 - NEW

Date:
19 March 2012
Venue:
DLA Piper LLP, London
CPD:
4.5

Training programmes

Education - Admissions Update

How to avoid the legal pitfalls        
How to avoid a Judicial Review
How to avoid heavy legal costs      
How to get the procedures right

A Council can easily incur very large legal costs on a Judicial Review. Avoid this by ensuring the Council and Panel members get the procedures right.

This course is particularly important given the new requirements for Appeal Panel members to receive training.

This training is ideal for Education Officers, Solicitors, Appeal Panel Members, Clerks of Appeals Panels and anyone else involved in any of the aspects of School Admissions.

The course will cover the new Codes of Practice on School Admissions and School Admission Appeals especially the new Guidance on Infant Class Size Appeals.

  • Are your officers, Panel Members, aware of the new Codes of Practice?
  • Are they aware of what the Courts have now said about Infant Class Size Appeals, the power of Panels and what they can take into account?
  • When were your Panel Members last trained?
  • Be sure you have got your procedures right and avoid the costs

The course will cover:

  • Admission Criteria – lawful or not?
  • When can a parent appeal?
  • Is there a timescale for appealing?
  • How is an Appeal started?
  • Infant Class sizes
  • Independent Appeal Panel
  • Two stage hearing or is it?
  • Multiple Appeals
  • Fresh evidence – fresh hearing
  • Reasons for decisions
  • What the High Court has said
  • Odds and sods from the Ombudsman

" A truly excellent course which dealt with school admission in a through and comprehensive manner "

Roger Bishton, Wiltshire County Council

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