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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-no-2-act-1986/schedule-3/paragraph-13",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1986/61",
  "legislation_title": "Education (No. 2) Act 1986",
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  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/13",
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  "number": "13",
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  "text": "All appeals shall be heard in private except when otherwise directed by the authority or governing body by whom the arrangements are made but, without prejudice to any of the provisions of this Schedule—\n(a) a member of the local education authority may attend any hearing of an appeal by an appeal committee, as an observer; and\n(b) any member of the Council on Tribunals may attend any meeting of any appeal committee at which an appeal is considered, as an observer.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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