02 September 2010
R (on the application of B) v Islington London Borough Council [2010] All ER (D) 97 (Aug)
On its true construction, Pt IV to the Education Act 1996 only required a local education authority to maintain a statement of special educational needs until a person’s 19th birthday. At that point, the authority had no further obligations under that statute. Further, where a statement lapsed because a child had reached the age of 19, there was no obligation on a local authority to make a determination that the statement had lapsed.
