SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 16 Appeals against exclusion or reinstatement of pupils
Procedure on an appeal
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1
Appeals shall be heard in private except when the local education authority or governing body by whom the arrangements under section 159 are made direct otherwise.
2
Without prejudice to any of the provisions of this Schedule—
a
a member of the local education authority may attend, as an observer, any hearing of an appeal by an appeal committee; and
b
any member of the Council on Tribunals may attend, as an observer, any meeting of an appeal committee at which an appeal is considered.