In recent years, England has witnessed a concerning trend in the area of special educational needs and special school places. The demand for specialist provision has soared, well above the available supply of special school places or mainstream schools with suitable special educational provision. As a result, children, young people, and their families are facing significant challenges in accessing the education and support they need. This article addresses this crisis, the legal frameworks governing it, and potential avenues for...

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its latest annual Regulatory Decision-Making Report. This is the fifth report that the BSB has published since it reformed the way regulatory decisions are taken in October 2019. It covers the period from April 2023 to March 2024. During the past year, we have been significant increases in our productivity, timeliness and responsiveness in most areas of our work. We have also benefited from an end-to-end review of our enforcement policies and processes by Fieldfisher LLP. We are now implementing their recommendations which we believe will further improve our performance in that area. The most important criterion for judging our performance remains of course...

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