Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 No. 339

PART III MAKING A DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION CLAIM AND STATEMENTS OF CASE

(B) THE RESPONSIBLE BODY

Failure to deliver a statement of case and absence of opposition

25.  If the Secretary of the Tribunal does not receive a statement of case from the responsible body within the case statement period or if the responsible body states in writing that it does not resist the claim, or withdraws its opposition to the claim, the tribunal shall—

(a) determine the claim on the basis of the notice of claim, and any other documentation already received or amended in accordance with regulation 19(1) and (2), without a hearing; or

(b) without notifying the responsible body hold a hearing at which the responsible body is not represented.