Click the case name for better results:

Essex County Council v Williams: CA 15 Nov 2011

The court was asked as to when the obligation falling on a local authority to maintain a statement of special educational needs came to an end, and in particular whether it might survive beyond 19. The claimant, aged 22, had Down’s Syndrome. Held: The Statement lapsed withoutmore when the subject ceased to be a child, … Continue reading Essex County Council v Williams: CA 15 Nov 2011

S v Essex County Council and another: QBD 10 May 2000

The Special Educational Needs Tribunal had jurisdiction to hear an appeal by a parent against the decision of an education authority to cease to hold an assessment that a child had special educational needs once the child reached the age of sixteen, and education was not compulsory. The definition of a child with such needs … Continue reading S v Essex County Council and another: QBD 10 May 2000