Guidance

Respond to a disability discrimination claim (SEND22)

How schools and local authorities should respond to claims to the SEND Tribunal by parents who believe their child has been discriminated against because of a disability.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Published: 1 August 2014

Applies to England

Documents

Answering a claim - A guide to responsible bodies

PDF, 185 KB, 10 pages

Details

This guidance is for a ‘responsible body’. This is the body responsible for the school, or for the activity during which there was allegedly discrimination.

A responsible body can include a:

• governing body
• local authority
• school’s owner

Find out more about the SEND Tribunal.

Published 1 August 2014