Originally posted on rightsinreality:
So from April* the SEN and Disability Tribunal will have new powers to make ‘non binding recommendations’ on health and social care needs and provision in EHC Plans for disabled children and young people. There is an excellent overview of the Tribunal’s new powers on the Contact website. This is potentially…
By Margaret Doyle This post is in two parts: Part 1, published here, sets out what we know from research about young people’s involvement in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) dispute resolution; Part 2 will follow and explore what we know about involving young people with SEN in research and what research gaps exist. … Continue reading
Parliament Note: Some Parliamentary items are included under subject-specific headings below. Committee stage debate on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill continues in the House of Commons. The Government has suffered its first defeat on the Bill on an amendment tabled by Dominic Grieve, which provides that ministers’ powers to implement the Brexit withdrawal agreement by order … Continue reading
As part of our work to develop a network of researchers working in administrative justice, today we launch an updated version of the UKAJI Live Research Projects database, alongside a number of new profiles of projects listed in the database. An organic resource The register is an organic resource, and we are well aware that work … Continue reading
By Dr Dawn Watkins What do children and young people understand about how the law relates to them? This has been the focus of a recent ESRC-funded project using participatory research methods with young people. Here Dr Dawn Watkins explains the background of the project, the development of a tablet-based game, and some of the … Continue reading
