English Legal System: Analysis of Burridge v. London Borough of Harrow and Others [2000]
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CPE Part Time (Daytime) English Legal System: Analysis of Burridge v. London Borough of Harrow and Others [2000] Facts The case in question concerns the education of a child, 'F', for whom a statement of special educational needs has been made. She is currently attending Whittlesea school in Harrow, however her mother expressed a preference for her to be educated at Grangewood, a school maintained by the Borough of Hillingdon. Attendance at Grangewood has been refused on the grounds that it would be incompatible with the efficient use of resources. Issues The over-riding issue for consideration by the House of Lords is which resources are to be taken into account when considering the cost of allowing a child, for whom a statement of special educational needs has been made, to attend a school of preference. This initiates the question of whether it is intended that children with 'special educational needs' are to be treated differently to...

