# The Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014, Regulation 34: Where a parent or young person does not wish to or fails to pursue mediation

Extent: E+W

(1) Where a parent or young person who is required to obtain a mediation certificate informs the mediation adviser that he or she does not wish to pursue mediation, the mediation adviser must issue a mediation certificate under section 55(4) within 3 working days of being informed by the parent or young person.
(2) The mediation adviser may not issue such a certificate if the parent or young person did not contact the mediation adviser within 2 months of the date of the notice issued by the local authority.
(3) A parent or young person may seek leave to appeal to the First-tier Tribunal not withstanding that he or she is required to obtain a mediation certificate and a mediation adviser has not issued a certificate to him or her, where the parent or young person has failed to comply with Regulation 33 and the time for doing so has elapsed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1530/regulation/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/special-educational-needs-and-disability-regulations-2014/regulation-34
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