# Education Act 1996, Paragraph 12

Extent: E+W

(1) Appeals shall be heard in private except when the local education authority or governing body (or bodies) by whom the arrangements under section 423 are made direct otherwise.
(2) Without prejudice to any of the other provisions of this Schedule—
(a) 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; and
(b) 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/1996/56/schedule/33/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-33/paragraph-12
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