Cases

Cases

Key case on councillor codes

The High Court has delivered an important ruling about how a local authority must investigate or take action against a councillor accused of misconduct. In…

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Cases

Peter Oldham KC acts successfully in local authority’s appeal on special educational needs allowance

Peter Oldham KC acts successfully in local authority’s appeal on special educational needs allowance

In Swansea CC v Rees and others EAT 2053/2017, the employees were home tutors employed by the Council, working as part of a home tutoring unit. The majority of the children the claimants worked with had SENs.  They brought a breach of contract claim in the ET asserting that they were entitled to a special educational needs (SEN) allowance under para 25.2 of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document, which as relevant says:-Read More