Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2008] All ER (D) 179 (Oct)
Neutral Citation: [2008] EWHC 2418 (Admin)
Court: Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court
Judge:

Judge Inglis sitting as a judge of the High Court
Representation David Wolfe (instructed by Levenes) for the appellant.
  Kathryn White (instructed by Angela Reid) for the authority.
Judgment Dates: 16 October 2008

Catchwords

Education - Special educational needs - Educational provision - Requirement to give reasons - Appellant's child subject to local education authority's statement of special educational needs - Authority naming maintained special day school in statement - Appellant appealing to Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal contending for special boarding school - Tribunal deciding in authority's favour - Whether decision inadequately reasoned and hence unlawful - s 11.

The Case

Education Special educational needs. Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court: In a case which had been brought pursuant to s11 of the the Administrative Court decided that the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal's determination, in respect of an appeal concerning the choice of school for a child with Prader Willi Syndrome, was not inadequately reasoned or unlawful.

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