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Is it possible to ask the FTT to clarify/review their decision?
I have just had tribunal last week and my YP (who is 16 )has been awarded EOTAS. The EP report suggested 15 hours of tuition at home. It also said a PA would be helpful for accessing the community, going to yoga/pilates and going on educational trips. The time for this wasn’t specified in the EP report.
When I worked on the WD with the help of Sossen, we amended PA to PA/TA/LSA, as I had heard LAs often won’t fund a PA and argue this is provided by social care. We asked for 15 hours a week for this. The LA agreed to this in the WD. However at the tribunal the panel were concerned that having a TA, with other elements of the package, would mean too many people being involved. They agreed to the 15 hours tuition but suggested the tutors might be able to take my YP out. They also asked where the 15 hours PA/TA/LSA had come from and when the EP said she hadn’t put 15 hours there they seemed to think (erroneously) none of that section had been recommended by the EP and removed it from the package completely.
This leaves my YP with no support in PFA or to access the community. My YP needs travel training, PHSE, help booking an appointment, going to a shop or cafe, exercise etc. Whilst the tutor might be able to do the odd educational trip to an exhibition they won’t be able to go out regularly. Her current English and Maths tutor said they wouldn’t be insured to do this and that you need special training to go on trips/ public transport.
So, can I write to the tribunal asking them to look at this part of the decision again? I thought the verdict was binding but it seems you can ask for clarification? If I had confidence in the LA I might try and negotiate it later, but they were awful during the process and I’m sure they wouldn’t agree to anything not specified in the plan. Thank you! -
Is there a glossary for the Nodi No-nonsense Guide to ALN law in Wales?
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12.37 When the UT remits a case to the ETW, does it require a complete rehearing of all the issues?
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12.19 Does the ETW just have to decide which expert is right?
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12.07 Can a person appeal to the tribunal at any time?
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12.02 Who can appeal a decision to the ETW?
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11.03 Can an LA be obliged to provide home to school transport?
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09.59 Can the Tribunal name a placement outside of England and Wales?
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09.53 Can parents insist on a hybrid arrangement between EHE and EOTIS?
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09.52 Is elective home education the same as EOTIS?