New school exclusion guidance came into force in September 2012. Click here for the guidance. For ease of reference, you can find links to statutory guidance on school exclusions prior to September 2012. Click here.
RM v Scottish Ministers [2012] UKSC 58 (Lord Hope, Lady Hale, Lords Wilson, Reed, Carnwath JSC): the failure of Scottish Ministers to make regulations to bring into operation the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Scotland Act 2003, sections 268 to 271 (which allow certain qualifying patients to apply to a tribunal if they consider they […]
A busy month for migrant children, and not necessarily in a positive direction: R (on the application of OA (Nigeria)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 3128 (Admin) (Silber J): Following refusal of leave to remain in the UK, a claimant challenges a decision of the Secretary of State to certify […]
This note concerns the operation of sections 4(1)(a) and (b) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (the 1999 Act) and whether there is a policy or criteria developed by Secretary of State to determine entitlement given the comments and reasons of the Principal Judge in cases AS/11/02/26112/JH, AS/11/03/26412/JH, AS/12/08/28780/SK, and AS/12/05/28619 which raise the […]
MW (by his litigation friend the Official Solicitor) v Hammersmith & Fulham LBC 29 July 2012 (HHJ Horowitz QC): MW lacked capacity to make decisions in relation to contact with his childhood friend JC. It was not in MW's best interests for JC to visit MW's home, so an order was granted restraining JC from […]
EC v Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Trust [2012] UKUT 178 (AAC) (Judge Rowland): An appeal and applications for judicial review against tribunals' refusals to hear arguments in relation to extra-statutory recommendations were dismissed. The tribunal held there is no legal right to advance these arguments as this is a sufficient reason for not […]
HH and Anor v Deputy Prosecutor of the Italian Republic, Genoa and Anor [2012] UKSC 25; BH and Anor v The Lord Advocate and Anor (Scotland) [2012] UKSC 24: These are several conjoined appeals against extradition. All appellants are parents of young children. There is little dispute as to the impact upon the children of […]
The Government seeks a significant overhaul of the special educational needs system. See the Green Paper and the House of Commons briefing here. See the Government's response (published in June 2012) to the consultation here.
