# Education Act 1980, Paragraph 10

Extent: E+W

Appeals pursuant to arrangements made under section 7 of this Act shall be heard in private except when otherwise directed by the authority or governors by whom the arrangements are made but, without prejudice to paragraph 6 above, a member of the local education authority may attend as an observer any hearing of an appeal by an appeal committee constituted in accordance with paragraph 1 above and a member of the Council on Tribunals may attend as an observer any meeting of any appeal committee at which an appeal is considered.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/20/schedule/2/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1980/schedule-2/paragraph-10
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