Application was made to review the decision of Buckinghamshire to establish a grammar school within Milton Keynes. Responsibility for education within Milton Keynes was to be transferred to them shortly, and the cost of completing th eproject would fall upon them.
Held: It was not established that the respondents did not intend to establish the school. To hold so would introduce a false distinction as to the identity of an education authority. Nor was it possible to say that the authority had not properly considered the result of the consultation.
Judges:
Ognall J
Citations:
[1996] EWHC Admin 158
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Waltham Forest London Borough Council, Ex parte Baxter CA 1988
Challenge was made to the way the Council set its rate. Prior to the decision, the majority group held a private meeting at which a decision was reached following a vote on the appropriate increase. It was then the duty of the members to vote in . .
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Education
Updated: 25 May 2022; Ref: scu.136706