Gilliatt Parents appealed against the LEA’s refusal to nominate their desired school in a statement. They wanted their child to attend a special residential school, the LEA nominated a mainstream school with a specialist unit. The court examined the detail of the provisions of the EA 1996 in relation to parental choice and analysed the obligations of the LEA. The tribunal had wrongly concluded that the effect of Schedule 27 was to limit parental choice to maintained, grant-maintained or grant-maintained special schools. However, their error of law did not undermine their overall conclusion which was that the school nominated by the LEA could adequately meet the child’s educational needs. They had adequately considered the reasons for the parents’ preference for another school.
Judges:
Mr Justice Laws
Citations:
[1998] EWHC Admin 572
Links:
Education
Updated: 27 May 2022; Ref: scu.138693
