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Education

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Local government update

Local government update

Simon Chappel and Peter Hill review the progress of the Localism Act, the community right to challenge, the Health and Social Care Bill, academies and education reform and proposed changes to public procurement
Education update

Education update

Jennifer Agyekum reviews the right to legal representation at internal disciplinary hearings, a case questioning the independence of the OIA and disability discrimination
Feeling the benefit

Feeling the benefit

Is the public benefit case really a triumph for independent schools? Helen Harvie reports
Passing the test

Passing the test

Far from being a victory for the Independent Schools Council, the Upper Tribunal ruling on the interpretation of the ‘public benefit' test vindicates the Charity Commission's careful approach to the letter of the law, says Alice Holt
New ingredient

New ingredient

Adding 'public benefit' as a new ingredient to the charity law mix is proving a recipe for disaster, says Finola Moss
Tribunal ruling fails to provide clarity over public benefit

Tribunal ruling fails to provide clarity over public benefit

Independent schools failing to provide some benefits for their potential beneficiaries other than their current or prospective fee-paying students would be falling foul of the law, an appeal tribunal ruled this afternoon as it rejected most of a claim challenging the interpretation of the concept of 'public benefit' as set out by the Charity Commission.
Update: education

Update: education

As university fees go up, students are turning into ‘consumers' of education services. Salima Mawji and Anita Chopra consider the consequences
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