“A group of English local authorities are mounting a legal challenge against government budget cuts tied to its academies expansion programme.”
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BBC News, 3rd May 2011
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Councils mount legal challenge over academies cuts – BBC News
Published May 4, 2011 budgets , education , judicial review , local government , news Leave a CommentPublic will be ‘barred’ from justice in legal aid reform, warn lawyer group – Daily Telegraph
Published April 26, 2011 education , hospitals , judicial review , legal aid , local government , news Leave a Comment“The public will be effectively barred from fighting incompetent doctors and councils in the courts under plans to cut legal aid, the body representing lawyers warned yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st April 2011
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Regina (Parent Governors of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School) v Archbishop of Westminster and another – WLR Daily
Published April 21, 2011 appeals , education , law reports Leave a Comment“The Archbishop of Westminster had an unfettered discretion to appoint who he wished as a foundation governor of a Roman Catholic school in his diocese provided the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2007 were complied with, and that included appointing his diocesan director of education as a governor at the school. The requirement in regulation 18 that two of the foundation governors should at the time of their appointment be eligible for election or appointment as parent governors was fulfilled by the presence on the existing governing body of two foundation governors who had been so eligible when they were appointed.”
WLR Daily, 14th April 2011
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Judge attacks ‘deplorable’ row over top Catholic school – Daily Telegraph
Published April 15, 2011 education , judicial review , news , school admissions Leave a Comment“A judge today condemned a ‘deplorable’ legal dispute between church leaders and parents over control of a top Roman Catholic comprehensive.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2011
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Government outlines overhaul of student visas – UK Border Agency
Published March 23, 2011 education , immigration , news , visas Leave a Comment“Tougher entrance criteria, limits on work entitlements and the closure of the post-study work route are among the changes to the student visa system announced today by Home Secretary Theresa May.”
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UK Border Agency, 22nd March 2011
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Regina (RO) v East Riding of Yorkshire Council (Secretary of State for Education intervening) – WLR Daily
Published March 3, 2011 appeals , education , law reports , local government , special educational needs Leave a Comment“A child’s status as a ‘looked after child’ for the purposes of the Children Act 1989 did not come to an end when the local authority, by virtue of a statement of special educational needs under the Education Act 1996, arranged for him to be accommodated at a residential school.”
WLR Daily, 2nd March 2011
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Tuition fees: Teenagers seek human rights judicial review – The Guardian
Published February 24, 2011 education , fees , human rights , judicial review , news , universities Leave a Comment“Two teenagers are seeking a judicial review into the government’s decision to allow university tuition fees to almost treble to up to £9,000 from next year.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2011
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Q&A: Building Schools for the Future court case – The Guardian
Published February 16, 2011 budgets , education , judicial review , news Leave a Comment“Details of the judicial review into the government’s scrapping of the school building programme.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2011
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Gove loses court battle over cancelled school building projects – The Guardian
Published February 14, 2011 budgets , education , judicial review , news Leave a Comment“A high court judge has ordered the education secretary, Michael Gove, to reconsider his decision to cancel scores of multimillion-pound school rebuilding projects.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2011
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LSB to quiz all lawyers on parents’ education – The Lawyer
Published February 14, 2011 diversity , education , legal profession , news Leave a Comment“Lawyers will be asked to reveal where their parents attended university under far-reaching proposals by the Legal Services Board (LSB) to monitor social mobility across the profession.”
The Lawyer, 14th February 2011
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Councils defeat government over school buildings – BBC News
Published February 11, 2011 education , judicial review , local government , news Leave a Comment“The government has been defeated in the High Court over the way it scrapped part of England’s school building programme.”
BBC News, 11th February 2011
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Bill gives heads powers to exclude violent pupils – The Guardian
Published January 27, 2011 bills , education , news , school exclusions Leave a Comment“Headteachers will be given greater powers to exclude violent and aggressive pupils in a series of major school reforms published today.”
The Guardian, 27th January 2011
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Government sets out proposals for major reform of the student visa system – UK Border Agency
Published December 10, 2010 education , immigration , press releases , visas Leave a Comment“Tougher entrance criteria, limits on work and an end to students staying in the UK to look for a job are just some of the changes proposed by Immigration Minister Damian Green today as part of a shake-up of the student visa system.”
UK Border Agency,7th December 2010
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Proportion of lawyers educated at public school far outstrips national average – The Lawyer
Published November 16, 2010 education , legal profession , news Leave a Comment“The legal profession has become increasingly elitist over the past 20 years, with 15 per cent of lawyers being public school educated while just 2 per cent of the population is.”
The Lawyer, 15th November 2010
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Court victory for independent schools – The Independent
Published October 8, 2010 charities , education , judicial review , news Leave a Comment“Independent schools have won a major victory in their campaign to lift threats to their charitable status. They have succeeded in obtaining a judicial review of the way the Charity Commission has been carrying out new ‘public benefit’ tests to determine whether their charitable status is justified.”
The Independent, 8th October 2010
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Legal action over axing of schools building scheme – BBC News
Published October 5, 2010 education , judicial review , local government , news Leave a Comment“Three councils in England have launched legal action over the government’s decision to scrap the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) initiative.”
BBC News, 5th October 2010
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Attorney General orders review of private school charity rules – Daily Telegraph
Published September 30, 2010 attorney general , charities , education , news Leave a Comment“Controversial rules forcing private schools to offer free places to poor pupils could be scrapped after doubts were raised by the Government’s top law officer.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th September 2010
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Top Roman Catholic school split by legal battle – Daily Telegraph
Published September 15, 2010 education , injunctions , news Leave a Comment“Parents of children at Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, west London, have secured a temporary injunction to stop the Roman Catholic church parachuting in new governors.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2010
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Regina (B) v Islington London Borough Council – WLR Daily
Published August 25, 2010 education , law reports , local government , special educational needs Leave a CommentRegina (B) v Islington London Borough Council [2010] WLR (D) 236
“The Education Act 1996 placed no obligation on a local authority to maintain a statement of special educational needs for a young person over the age of 19 or to fund him or her to continue in secondary education.”
WLR Daily, 24th August 2010
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Lord Carlile to investigate abuse at private school – BBC News
Published August 6, 2010 child abuse , education , inquiries , news Leave a Comment“Lord Carlile has been asked to lead an inquiry into child protection at a Roman Catholic private school.”
BBC News, 6th August 2010
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Local authorities threaten legal action over axed school buildings programme – The Guardian
Published August 6, 2010 education , judicial review , local government , news Leave a Comment“At least two councils are taking steps to sue the government in the high court over the cancellation of multi-million-pound contracts to build new schools, it emerged today.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2010
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Family win school catchment spying case – The Guardian
Published August 2, 2010 education , investigatory powers , local government , news , tribunals Leave a Comment“A family won a landmark ruling today when a council was found to have acted illegally in spying on them for nearly three weeks to discover whether they had lied about living in the catchment area of a top primary school.”
The Guardian, 2nd August 2010
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Khyra Ishaq tragedy: ministers urged to tighten law on home education – The Guardian
Published July 28, 2010 children , education , news , reports , social services Leave a Comment“Ministers must urgently review the law on home education to prevent further tragedies, the independent review into the death of Khyra Ishaq recommended today.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2010
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MPs pass law paving way for school shake-up in England – BBC News
Published July 27, 2010 bills , education , news Leave a Comment“MPs have approved legislation which paves the way for a radical overhaul of the school system in England.”
BBC News, 26th July 2010
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MPs due to vote on England academies reforms – BBC News
Published July 26, 2010 bills , education , news Leave a Comment“MPs are due to vote on legislation which paves the way for a radical overhaul of England’s school system.”
BBC News, 26th July 2010
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Academies Bill ‘rushed through’ claim – BBC News
Published July 19, 2010 bills , education , news Leave a Comment“The government has been accused of rushing through legislation on its academy programme.”
BBC News, 18th July 2010
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Abuse appeal started by Catholic Middlesbrough Diocese – BBC News
Published July 15, 2010 appeals , child abuse , compensation , education , news Leave a Comment“A Catholic diocese has launched an appeal after being found liable for running a boys’ school where 150 former pupils are suing for abuse.”
BBC News, 12th July 2010
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English language schools win court battle over tightening of visa rules – The Guardian
Published July 9, 2010 education , immigration , news , visas Leave a Comment“English language schools have won their high court battle against tighter visa regulations for foreign students, which they had warned would result in the loss of thousands of jobs and millions of pounds a year in foreign earnings.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2010
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Deane v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily
Published June 29, 2010 appeals , benefits , carers , disqualification , education , law reports , tribunals Leave a CommentDeane v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2010] EWCA Civ 699; [2010] WLR (D) 162
“In determining whether a claimant seeking Carer’s Allowance was ‘receiving full-time education’, so as to be excluded, it was erroneous to ask how many hours were actually spent on the activities which were defined within the applicable Regulations.”
WLR Daily, 28th June 2010
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Academies bill is anti-democratic, lawyers warn – The Guardian
Published June 7, 2010 bills , education , news Leave a Comment“Teachers, lawyers and parents warn today that Michael Gove’s first bill – to create thousands more academies – is ‘anti-democratic’ and concentrates the fate of the country’s schools into too few hands.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2010
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Sats boycott prompts threat of legal challenge – Daily Telegraph
Published April 22, 2010 education , industrial action , news , teachers , trade unions Leave a Comment“Headteachers are facing possible legal action after pressing ahead with a planned boycott of Sats tests in England.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st April 2010
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School smacking loophole closed – BBC News
Published March 30, 2010 corporal punishment , education , news Leave a Comment“Smacking is to be banned for anyone working with children outside the family, closing a loophole on corporal punishment, the government has said.”
BBC News, 30th March 2010
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Ministers rule out ban on BNP teachers – The Guardian
Published March 12, 2010 education , inquiries , news , political parties , racism , teachers Leave a Comment“Ministers have ruled out banning members of the British National party from the teaching profession, after an independent inquiry into racism in schools decided such a move would be disproportionate. The issue of whether those who belong to racist organisations should be prevented from teaching – as they are from working as police or prison officers – will be reviewed annually.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2010
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EU court ruling over migrant UK child benefit claims – BBC News
Published February 24, 2010 benefits , children , education , immigration , news Leave a Comment“The European Court of Justice has said some migrant families can stay in the UK and claim benefits – even if the main worker has left the country.”
BBC News, 23rd February 2010
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Bill ‘will allow schools to teach that homosexuality is wrong’ – The Guardian
Published February 19, 2010 bills , education , homosexuality , news Leave a Comment“Campaigners today accused the government of performing a U-turn over sex education in faith schools, after changes to a bill they said would allow the schools to discourage the use of contraception and teach that homosexuality is wrong.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2010
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Attorney General: Keynote Speech – CPS National Schools Project Launch – Attorney General’s Office
Published February 8, 2010 attorney general , criminal justice , Crown Prosecution Service , education , speeches Leave a Comment“Attorney General: Keynote Speech – CPS National Schools Project Launch.”
Attorney General’s Office, 4th February 2010
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Foreign student visas to be slashed, Alan Johnson announces – Daily Telegraph
Published February 8, 2010 education , news , visas Leave a Comment“Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary, is bringing in tougher rules, including demanding that applicants be able to speak passable English and banning those enrolling for short courses from bringing dependants.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2010
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Charity Commission relaxes rules for private schools – The Guardian
Published October 7, 2009 charities , education , news , school admissions Leave a Comment“Charities will now have up to five years to meet a public benefit test that entitles them to charitable status.”
The Guardian, 7th October 2009
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Children denied school trips over teachers’ fears of being sued – The Guardian
Published October 5, 2009 education , health & safety , news , school children Leave a Comment“Children are being denied school trips for fear teachers will be sued if something goes wrong, despite the fact that only 156 recorded legal actions have ended in compensation in the past decade, new research reveals.”
The Guardian, 2nd October 2009
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QC challenges private school law – The Guardian
Published September 14, 2009 charities , education , news Leave a Comment“New government rules forcing private schools to open up their services, including the provision of more bursaries, are unlawful, according to a leading QC who has accused the charities watchdog of ‘attacking’ fee-charging schools.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2009
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Nurse Susan Pope sacked from school after smacking son loses appeal against dismissal – Daily Telegraph
Published August 20, 2009 children , corporal punishment , education , news , unfair dismissal Leave a Comment“Susan Pope, the nurse sacked from a leading public school after smacking her son in her own home, has lost her claim for unfair dismissal.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2009
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Private schools threaten legal action to keep charity millions – The Guardian
Published August 11, 2009 charities , education , news , school admissions Leave a Comment“The head of the organisation that represents the country’s top independent schools today issued a threat to the government’s charities watchdog that it may consider legal action against moves to force private schools to open up their facilities to pupils from low-income homes.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2009
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Improve schools to give poor children a chance at professional jobs, report says – The Guardian
Published July 21, 2009 education , legal profession , news Leave a Comment“Generations of poorer children will miss out on jobs in law and medicine unless Britain does more to give them a better education, a report on social mobility said today.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2009
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Government slammed for failure over bogus colleges and economic migrants – The Times
Published July 21, 2009 education , immigration , news Leave a Comment“Private colleges should face compulsory regulation to prevent ‘bogus’ institutions from operating as a front for illegal immigration, a parliamentary committee recommends today.”
The Times, 21st July 2009
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Charity loses funding to help child refugees wrongly classified as adults – The Guardian
Published June 1, 2009 asylum , charities , children , education , news Leave a Comment“Hundreds of children fleeing war and persecution will be wrongly denied education and given no more help than adult asylum seekers in the UK under controversial changes introduced by the government, a leading charity warned yesterday.”
The Guardian, 1st June 2009
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Private school child safety rules should be ‘overhauled’ – The Guardian
Published March 24, 2009 education , news , privacy , school children Leave a Comment“Rules governing children’s safety in independent schools and academies should be ‘comprehensively overhauled’, a government advisor said today.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2009
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‘Islamophobe’ head Erica Connor wins Surrey County Council payout – The Times
Published March 20, 2009 education , local government , negligence , news , psychiatric damage Leave a Comment“A campaign by two Muslim governors to give Islam a greater presence in a state school played a key part in forcing a successful head from her job, the High Court found yesterday.”
The Times, 20th March 2009
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Parents face prosecution over school gay week protest – Daily Telegraph
Published March 6, 2009 education , homosexuality , news , parental responsibility , truancy Leave a Comment“Parents who took their children out of school in protest at them being taught about gay, bisexual and transgender history could be prosecuted.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2009
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Chandler v Camden London Borough Council; Chandler v Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families – WLR Daily
Published February 18, 2009 EC law , education , judicial review , law reports , public procurement Leave a Comment“A parent of school age children could not be classed as an ‘economic operator’ and did not therefore have sufficient standing under European and domestic rules on public procurement to bring a claim for judicial review of a decision of the Secretary State to approve an expression of interest by a sponsor of an academy under s 482 of the Education Act 1996 (as substituted by s 65(1) of the Education Act 2002). The protection conferred by the procurement regime created by the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/5) could only be invoked in private law proceedings by affected economic operators.”
WLR Daily, 17th February 2009
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Parents lose fight to stop ‘preferred bidder’ sponsoring London academy – The Guardian
Published February 13, 2009 education , judicial review , news , public procurement Leave a Comment“Parents and campaigners have lost a judicial review to prevent the government introducing academies without holding competitions to allow a range of sponsors to come forward.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2009
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New law to enforce social mobility – The Independent
Published January 14, 2009 education , news Leave a Comment“Young people from poor backgrounds have less chance of landing a highly paid job than their parents did because some measures of social mobility have gone backwards, the Government has admitted.”
The Independent, 14th January 2009
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Fake college boss sent to prison – BBC News
Published December 12, 2008 education , fraud , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“A man who ran a bogus college in a £16m fraud which involved 80,000 students has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC News, 11th December 2008
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