Independent school meaning

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In this issue: Social housing Education Planning Local government finance Public procurement Governance Healthcare Social care Licensing Environmental law and climate change LexTalk®Local Government: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Social housing Local authority successful in Court of Appeal on suitability of accommodation offered in performance of prevention duty (Fatolahzadeh v LB of Barnet) Fatolahzadeh v LB of Barnet saw Genevieve Screeche-Powell represent the council, which prevailed in resisting a Housing Act 1996 (HA 1996), section 204 appeal pursued by a homeless applicant. Two central issues of principle arose: (i) whether Parliament intended that an alleged non-compliance with the ‘new’ HA 1996, s 189A duties should automatically vitiate any later decision taken to meet the duty to secure suitable accommodation; and (ii) the extent to which the section 202 review procedure can rectify asserted shortcomings. This marks the first occasion on which the Court...

This Practice Note reviews the principal issues and risks that routinely arise on major construction for education providers, spanning higher education, further education, academies and independent schools. See also Practice Note: Building Schools for the Future/Priority School Building Programme [Archived]. Typical procurement routes While any conventional procurement route can be used on an education project, three factors usually drive the route selected by education clients for their construction programmes: Nature of client Education clients seldom commission large capital schemes. It is not their core activity and, except for sizeable university estates teams, they rarely possess the in-house expertise to procure major works successfully. They are regarded as inexperienced construction clients. Funding Funding is often capped and time limited. As a result, works are commonly let on a fixed-price contract, typically at a higher cost, to secure the level of certainty and control sought by funders (public or private investment) and governors. See Funding below. Risk management Site risks on education schemes are generally...

This review outlines the principal updates to the Immigration Rules (the Rules) contained in HC 877 that will most concern business immigration advisers. HC 877 was laid on 11 March 2016, accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum (EM). This notice excludes amendments to Tier 2 of the Points-Based System (PBS) recommended by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) in its January 2016 report, as the Home Office has not yet issued a formal response to the MAC review. Revisions to the Immigration Rules for Tier 2 are expected in the summer or autumn. Be aware that two sets of corrections were placed on the opening pages of HC 877 in March 2016, before the Statement took effect. You can jump to individual subjects swiftly via the Contents bar. Implementation Unless specified otherwise, the amendments apply to applications submitted on or after 6 April 2016. Applications filed before this date will be determined under the Rules in force as at 5 April 2016. Definitions Apart from definition changes that...

A charity is a corporate or unincorporated body whose objects are, in law, exclusively charitable. Those objects must be legally enforceable, and a charity has no power to undertake anything that does not advance, or help to advance, a charitable purpose. Charitable purposes The Charities Act 2011 (CA 2011) provides a catalogue of purposes regarded as charitable when aimed at benefiting the public rather than particular individuals or private groups. The catalogue is not exhaustive. It includes a sweeping clause embracing purposes already recognised as charitable, though not itemised, together with purposes of a similar nature. Public benefit is crucial, but on its own it does not secure charitable status. It has recently been determined that, to satisfy the public benefit test, the purposes of an independent school require that the educational advantages extend not only to those who can pay the fees but also, in a manner selected by the trustees, to those otherwise eligible for benefit who cannot afford them. Thus, fee-charging education must be complemented...