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, that is on attaining 19, though an authority had a residual discretion to continue support until the end of the academic year in which the birthday fell.

Maurice Kay VP, Moses LJJ, Baron J
[2011] EWCA Civ 1315, [2011] FLR 1427
Bailii, WLRD
Education Act 1996 312(5)
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal fromAW v Essex County Council UTAA 8-Mar-2010
Tribunal procedure and practice (including UT) – tribunal jurisdiction . .

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Local Government, Education

Updated: 11 November 2021; Ref: scu.448321