Regulation 8 Response, amendment of appeal and delivery of supplementary grounds of appeal
If the authority delivers a reply under regulation 12 the parent may deliver a written response to it.
A response under paragraph (1) above must be delivered to the Secretary of the Tribunal not later than 15 working days from the date on which the parent receives a copy of the authority’s written reply from the Secretary of the Tribunal.
The parent may in exceptional cases (in addition to delivering a response under paragraph (1) above)—
with the permission of the President, at any time before the hearing; or
with the permission of the tribunal at the hearing itself—
amend the notice of appeal or any response, deliver a supplementary statement of grounds of appeal or amend a supplementary statement of grounds of appeal.
The parent shall deliver a copy of every amendment and supplementary statement made under paragraph (3) above before the hearing to the Secretary of the Tribunal.