Where an adjudicator who had been appointed under the Act proposed to issue a critical report, it was incumbent upon him to make sure he had available to him all the relevant facts. It was not open to him to leave it to the school and local authority to guess what matters might be relevant and produce information accordingly. He had criticised the policy of admitting 15% of pupils with special musical ability, on the basis that this discriminated against poorer pupils, but failed to discover that the authority offered certain help.
Citations:
Times 26-May-2000
Statutes:
Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998 90
Education
Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.85186
