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‘A Practical Guide to the Independent School Standards – September 2023 Edition’ Schedule of Changes
References to ‘New for 2022’ have been removed and new expectations on schools are flagged in bold with ‘New for 2023’. Other changes which do not impose additional duties but provide additional pre-existing material in the text are woven along with small re-workings for clarity. Significant changes: Chapter One – [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – AN INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS This is a book about technology and artificial intelligence – more specifically one that is designed to assist the non-scientifically minded legal practitioner to understand the implications of this new and exciting technology: to demystify, and hopefully provide clarity around the issues [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION The Importance of Roads Securing appropriate access is fundamental to the development of a property. When looking at a site for development, consideration is required of what forms of access currently benefit or burden the property. What type of access currently serves the site? Is it [...] -
CHAPTER TWO – REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS Introduction and overview All independent schools must be registered with the DfE, which, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education, is the regulator and registration authority for independent schools. It is a common misconception that these functions are carried out [...]
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CHAPTER ONE – THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SERVICE CHARGE CLAUSE Introduction The drafting of a service charge clause is paramount. Unlike residential service charges, commercial service charges are not subject to statutory controls and the service charge clause needs to be appropriately drafted. A Court will look at the wording of [...] -
CHAPTER TWO – CHILD ABDUCTIONS TO AND FROM ENGLAND AND WALES Firstly, a distinction should be drawn between child abductions into and out of England and Wales, also referred to as incoming and outgoing cases respectively. This will be the difference between knowing when to issue an application in the English [...] -
CHAPTER THREE – DEPRIVATION LAW AND GUIDANCE The Secretary of State’s power to deprive an individual of their British citizenship is set out in the British Nationality Act 1981 ‘the BNA 1981’. The BNA 1981 was brought in to update the laws relating to British nationality, which had been significantly amended [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – WHAT IS THE MENTAL HEALTH TRIBUNAL? Introduction The Mental Health Tribunal (Mental Health Review Tribunal in Wales) is a branch of the Tribunals Service (which forms part of HMCTS: His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service), that sits within the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber. All patients subject [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – COSTS & FUNDING Introduction Improving results through avoiding ambiguity and adopting a planned approach to managing your caseload remains one of the central themes of this book. This chapter considers why it is essential to get the funding options right at the start of the case in order [...] -
CHAPTER TWO – OCCUPIERS’ STATUS 3 – TENANCY OR LICENCE Another factor affecting security of tenure is whether an occupier has a tenancy or a licence. Occupiers in the social housing sector generally have more protection than those in the private rented sector. Furthermore, there is no material difference in [...]