The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Detained Persons) Regulations 2015

Information to be included in notices sent by a home authority

18.  Where a notice sent by a home authority must include the information set out in this regulation, that information is—

(a) any requirement to obtain a certificate in accordance with section 55(4) or (5) of the Act(1) (“a mediation certificate”) before an appeal can be made to the First-tier Tribunal(2);

(b) contact details for the mediation adviser that the appropriate person should contact to obtain that certificate;

(c) the timescales for requesting mediation;

(d) the requirement to inform the home authority if the appropriate person wishes to pursue mediation; and

(e) contact details for any person acting on behalf of the home authority whom the appropriate person should contact if they wish to pursue mediation.

(1)

As applied by section 73(7) of the Act.

(2)

The First-tier Tribunal was established under section 3 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 c.15.