Decision Report Case 3/2012-13
| Decision Number | 3/2012-13 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Court | Special Education Needs Tribunal for Wales |
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considered by SENTW on its individual merits, reflects the law as at the time the decision was
made, does not create a precedent and should not be relied on as such.
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Date of Birth: 2003
Appeal of: The Parent
Type of Appeal: Against the Contents of a Statement of SEN
Against Decision of: The Local Authority
Date of Hearing: 2013
Persons Present: Parent Parent
Parent Representative Solicitor
LA Representative Barrister
LA Witness SALT
LA Witness Teacher
Appeal
The Parent appeals under section 326 of the Education Act 1996 against the
contents of a statement of special educational needs made by the Local
Authority for their Child.
Preliminary Issues
No preliminary issues arose at the hearing.
Facts
1. The Child was born in July 2003 and is now nine years and six months of
age. The appellant is the Child’s Parent.
2. A statutory assessment of the Child’s special educational needs was
commenced in July 2007. In October 2007 following a multi-disciplinary
assessment a diagnosis was made that the Child is on the Autistic
spectrum.
3. A statement of special educational needs was issued in November 2007,
and shortly thereafter the Child was placed at the ASD unit attached to
School A.
4. In November 2011 the Parent requested a re-assessment of the Child’s
special educational needs, and this was completed in June 2012 with the
issue of a draft revised statement.
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