The Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (General Provisions and Disability Claims Procedure) Regulations 2002

Case statement period

18.—(1) The case statement period shall—

(a) be a period of 30 working days commencing on the date on which notification issued further to regulation 17(1)(b)(iv) and 17(1)(c)(iii) is taken to have been delivered in accordance with regulation 50(6); and

(b) shall include any extension to that period ordered by the President under regulation 51(1).

(2) Where the President makes a direction in accordance with regulation 8 or makes enquiries under regulation 17(2), the Secretary of the Tribunal shall not send a notice to the parent as required by regulation 17(1)(b)(iv) or send any documents to the responsible body as required by regulation 17(1)(c) until particulars of reasons are received in response to the direction or the President has concluded his enquiries as the case may be.