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Local government update
Local government update
Mon Mar 05 2012
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
Mon Feb 06 2012
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
Mon Jan 30 2012
Feeling the benefit
Is the public benefit case really a triumph for independent schools? Helen Harvie reports
Passing the test
Passing the test
Tue Nov 01 2011
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
Disappointment as tribunal fails to clarify charity law
Disappointment as tribunal fails to clarify charity law
Mon Oct 24 2011
Disappointment as tribunal fails to clarify charity law
Ruling consolidates Charity Commission's position on public benefit
New ingredient
New ingredient
Mon Oct 24 2011
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
Fri Oct 14 2011
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
Tue Sep 27 2011
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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