The SEND Tribunal Process: How to Appeal Local Authority Decisions
If your local authority refuses to provide or amend your
December 2, 2024
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- keerat@keeratkhalsa.com
- Monday - Friday: 9:00 - 18:30
as an SRA Regulated education solicitor in the UK.
Dedicated to empowering families, providing trusted legal advice, and ensuring the best outcomes for your child
Knowledgeable education law support, including EHCP requests, tribunal appeals, and disability discrimination cases, tailored to your needs.
An SRA-regulated solicitor specializing in education law, supporting families with proficient legal advice, advocacy, and tailored solutions.
Dedicated to ensuring justice, fairness, and positive outcomes for children with special educational needs and disabilities across the UK.
Ever since I could make sense of the world around me, from visiting mum at her office as a child where I got a sneak peek into meetings, counsel conferences and even to the courts in Nairobi, to attending vacation placements at Bristol University at some incredible law firms both in Kenya and the UK, including working alongside lead advocates in the Netherlands later in my career, and to setting up my first independent venture in my law firm SaiKee Law, my passion for the law has weathered every storm and remained resolute. Whilst I had taken some time off to attend to the birth of my child and relished in my new found love of motherhood, I couldn’t shake off the urge to get back into all things LAW!
In 2019, the Solicitors Regulation Authority introduced a novel model through which people like me could work for ourselves without being part of a law firm. This has worked wonders for I can attend both to my family and to my clients. I am an SRA regulated freelance solicitor undertaking reserved and non-reserved work. A freelance solicitor’s practice itself as long as it meets the criteria is not usually required to be authorised although the Solicitor will be regulated.
Here’s what I can do:
Advice and assist you in all matters education such as:
a. Request for EHCP and amending draft EHCP
b. First-tier and Upper Tier SEND Tribunal Appeals
c. School Exclusion/Admission Appeals
e. Disability Discrimination
f, Complaints to the LGSCO
g. Complaints to the Secretary of State
h. Appeal Local Authority decisions such as a refusal to issue an EHCP, failure to meet section 42 Children and Families Act 2014 provisions
I also offer written advice if you are simply seeking a legal overview of your matter. How I charge for this will depend on the volume of documents you provide, and the legal complexity. With my deep understanding of the law and personal insight into the challenges of navigating educational systems, Keerat combines professionalism, compassion, and a results-oriented approach to deliver exceptional service.
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I am based in Rushden, UK and welcome clients seeking clarity, guidance, or an informal discussion about their legal options nationwide.
This is a defined term in the Legal Services Act 2007 and means: the exercise if a right of audience; the conduct of litigation; reserved instrument activities (relating to the transfer of land); probate activities; notarial activities; the administration of oaths. These are mainstream legal activities which the law has determined must be provided as regulated services. Legal services bodies that want to provide reserved legal activities must be authorised to do so by an approved regulator
Yes, I provide representation in SEND tribunal cases.
My rate is £270/hour, billed in 6-minute units. Contact me for a consultation to discuss your case.
Informed legal advice tailored to your needs, balancing professional excellence with compassion, understanding, and dedication to ensuring the best possible outcomes for families navigating the challenges of education and disability law.
My mission is to ensure every family receives fair, just, and reliable legal support in education and disability law in every case I undertake as a solicitor.
If your local authority refuses to provide or amend your
School exclusions, whether permanent or temporary, can be stressful for
An Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP) can be a
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