Guest guest Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Sally Legal Aid used to be available for preparation for SENDIST (although did not cover representation on the day) including funding for expert reports. Outrageously, it is no longer available at all for Tribunal. So parents lose out even if they qualify for Legal Aid. Currently Legal Aid (not called that any more but same thing) is available for Judicial Review, so if you get grounds to review a LEA decision on a point of law, you can instigate a JR, and be fully funded, this can also apply if you have a technical ground under the law to challenge a SENDIST decision. I can recommend ASSET (Advocacy Services and Special Education Training) although they are rather heavily subscribed at present, web site is : www.asset-gb.org I agree that Parent Partnerships are to be avoided since the individuals are counted as the 'enemy' and are certainly not impartial as they may claim. Celia _______________________________________________________________________ 1c. Re: Legal Fees [Rip Off] Posted by: " Eva family " bobsallyeva@... bobsallyeva1 Date: Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:05 am ((PST)) Legal aid is available for SENDIST. The problems start for people who don't qualify for it. Parent partnerships are just lea reps in my experience. I think I would have done better at Tribunal than my legal rep. He knew the law but I knew my case if you get me. IPSEA do a free advice and representation service. My tribunal had a legal chair who just said " I know that " to everything my legal rep said. Sally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Celia, Have the rules changed very recently? I was awarded Legal Aid (I know it's called something else now) in March this year for Tribunal preparation. Margaret > > > Sally > > Legal Aid used to be available for preparation for SENDIST (although did not > cover representation on the day) including funding for expert reports. > Outrageously, it is no longer available at all for Tribunal. So parents lose > out even if they qualify for Legal Aid. Currently Legal Aid (not called > that any more but same thing) is available for Judicial Review, so if you > get grounds to review a LEA decision on a point of law, you can instigate a > JR, and be fully funded, this can also apply if you have a technical ground > under the law to challenge a SENDIST decision. > > I can recommend ASSET (Advocacy Services and Special Education Training) > although they are rather heavily subscribed at present, web site is : > www.asset-gb.org > > I agree that Parent Partnerships are to be avoided since the individuals are > counted as the 'enemy' and are certainly not impartial as they may claim. > Celia > > ______________________________________________________________________ _ > > 1c. Re: Legal Fees [Rip Off] > Posted by: " Eva family " bobsallyeva@... bobsallyeva1 > Date: Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:05 am ((PST)) > > Legal aid is available for SENDIST. The problems start for people > who don't qualify for it. Parent partnerships are just lea reps > in my experience. I think I would have done better at Tribunal > than my legal rep. He knew the law but I knew my case if you get > me. IPSEA do a free advice and representation service. My > tribunal had a legal chair who just said " I know that " to > everything my legal rep said. > Sally > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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