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09.06 Can the LA/FTT ignore the fact that the relationship between the parent and school has broken down in deciding on placement?

Noddy 'no-nonsense' Guide

Noddy 'no-nonsense' Guide
Authors: David Wolfe QC, Leon Glenister
14 Feb 2022

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    No. The FTT is entitled to take account of the breakdown in relationship in considering suitability of a placement and “give some weight to it”: L v Wandsworth [2006] EWHC 694 (QB)#25.

    More: Why does the Noddy Guide refer to the EA1996 and cases related to it when SEN law is now in CFA2014?

    Noddy 'no-nonsense' Guide

    Noddy 'no-nonsense' Guide
    Authors: David Wolfe QC, Leon Glenister