Regulation 13 Statement of authority’s case, and supplementary provisions
During the case statement period, the authority shall deliver to the Secretary of the Tribunal a written statement of its case and all written evidence which it wishes to submit to the Tribunal.
The statement of the authority’s case shall be signed by an officer of the authority who is authorised to sign such documents, and shall state whether or not the authority intends to oppose the appeal, and if it does intend to oppose the appeal shall state—
the grounds on which it relies;
the name and profession of the representative of the authority and the address for service of the authority for the purposes of the appeal;
a summary of the facts relating to the disputed decision;
the reasons for the disputed decision, if they are not included in the decision;
the views of the child concerning the issues raised by the appeal, or the reasons why the authority has not ascertained those views.
In exceptional circumstances the authority may amend its statement of case, deliver a supplementary statement of case or amend a supplementary statement of case if permission is given by—
the President, at any time before the hearing; or
the tribunal at the hearing.
The authority shall deliver to the Secretary of the Tribunal a copy of every amendment and supplementary statement for which permission was given.
If the President gives permission under paragraph (3) he shall consider extending the case statement period.