The Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales Regulations 2012

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations set out the procedure to be followed in proceedings before the Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales. These Regulations make provision relating to the exercise of the Tribunal’s jurisdiction under Part 4 of the Education Act 1996 which concerns special educational needs appeals and Chapter 1 of Part 6 of the Equality Act 2010 which concerns claims of disability discrimination in respect of school pupils.

Part A contains general provisions which include revocations, savings and transitional provisions. It also makes provision in relation to the Tribunal’s constitution.

Part B makes provision about commencing proceedings, case preparation, hearings, Tribunal decisions, and reviews and appeals against Tribunal decisions. It also makes provision about Tribunal orders, the time limits within which local authorities must comply with such orders and the time limits within which local authorities must take specified action following their concession of certain appeals to the Tribunal.

Part C makes provision in relation to appellants or claimants who are children. It sets out the procedure to be followed and the provisions that must be met for a person to act as the child’s case friend.

Part D contains miscellaneous provisions which apply to proceedings before the Tribunal.