The County Council has a long and proven track record of successfully arranging and clerking admission and exclusion appeals for community schools in a completely independent manner, ensuring all statutory requirements are met.
By using our services, you do not need to go to the trouble of recruiting, appointing and training independent Appeal Panel members and clerks, we would deal with all the necessary arrangements for appeals in line with the current statutory requirements.
Charges will only be incurred for any appeals logged, therefore you can agree to use our services even if your school has yet to receive any appeals, giving you peace of mind that we can respond within the required timescales when called upon.
What we offer:
- Organisation of all aspects of appeals, including, venues and refreshments, as appropriate.
- We can receive appeals and act as the initial point of contact and an independent source of advice for appellants.
- Genuinely independent and fully trained Clerks and Panel Members, in-line with statutory requirements.
- Support and advice (at cost price) in responding to any enquiries and investigations by the Local Government Ombudsman and the Young People's Learning Agency.
- A translation and interpretation service (at cost price) to enable you to fulfil your obligations to any appellants requiring such services.
Costs:
Package
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Cost
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Admission appeals (1st appeal)
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£150
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Admission appeals (subsequent appeals heard on the same day)
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£110
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Logged appeals that do not go as far as a hearing
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£50-100 (dependent upon reason and timing)
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Translations/interpretations and input into Ombudsman/YPLA investigations are charged at cost price. Non-County Council venues will also be charged at cost price.
Exclusions fees are charged at cost price – contact us for further information.
N.B. The Department for Education made the following statement in November 2012:-
Academies are expected to pay for admission appeals from the General Annual Grant. The Department recognises that this is prohibitive for academies with large numbers of appeals and pays a grant to cover the cost of the admissions appeals after the first 20. This is per unit, with the rate in 2012 being £180.
Our pledge
Our experienced and fully trained team members are professional and approachable, providing a friendly, high quality and independent service to enable your appeals processes to be undertaken in line with recognised best practice and statutory requirements.
