Tribunal Timeline
Tribunal appeals that do nto involve a phase transfer are currently listed for Hearing 20 weeks after the date of registration . However the Tribunal is considering reducing the timetable for the less complex appeals to 10 -12 weeks;eg refusal to assess or refusal to issue a Statement . We await notification from the Tribunal service about this decision
For Secondary Transfer the LA MUST issue a Final Statement naming the Secondary Placement by February 15th in Year 6 . From 2011 the Tribunal have stated that they wish to ensure all Secondary Transfer or Phase Transfer Tribunals are concluded by the end of July. Thus they will be offering parents shortened time periods in which to submit evidence and aim to hold hearings 10 weeks after registration
The parents MUST register an appeal with SEND within 2 months of the date on the letter accompanying the Final Statement if they wish to lodge an Appeal. The 2 month deadline is from the date on the letter accompanying the LA decision and NOT the date on which you received the letter
Week 0 |
Parents Register the Appeal with SEND
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Week 6 |
LA send detailed response to the Appeal to parents and LA and details of their witnesses and representative |
Week 9 |
Parents send to LA and Tribunal witness and representative details |
Week 16 |
Deadline for Further Evidence
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Week 18 |
LA send negotiated Working document to the Tribunal |
Week 20 |
HEARING |
Week 22 |
Decision |
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At any time before the Hearing |
Parents or LA can submit a Request for Change Form in order to ask the Tribunal/LA to allow a new request or set up a Telephone Case Management Hearing with a Tribunal Judge
Telephone Case Management Hearings will be held for complex cases or where issues arise during the course of the Tribunal process |