{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-educational-needs-tribunal-for-wales-regulations-2012/regulation-53",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-educational-needs-tribunal-for-wales-regulations-2012/regulation-53.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2012/322",
  "legislation_title": "The Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-educational-needs-tribunal-for-wales-regulations-2012",
  "path": "regulation/53",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "53",
  "heading": "Representation at hearing",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2), at any hearing or part of a hearing—\n(a) the appellant or claimant may conduct the appeal or claim (with assistance from one person if the appellant or the claimant wishes), or may appear and be represented by one person whether or not legally qualified;\n(b) the local authority or the responsible body may appear and be represented by one person whether or not legally qualified.\n(2) The President or the tribunal panel may grant permission—\n(a) for the appellant or claimant to obtain assistance or be represented by more than one person;\n(b) for the local authority or the responsible body to be represented by more than one person.\n(3) If a party does not intend to attend or be represented at the hearing the party may, no later than 5 working days before the hearing, send to the Secretary of the Tribunal additional written representations in support of that party’s case.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 53 in force at 6.3.2012, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2012/322/regulation/53",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:47:51.663683+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}