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Reasonable adjustments v EHCP provision: Upper Tribunal (England) on EqA 2010/CFA 2014 overlap and duty to take all reasonable steps—KTS v Governing Body [2024] UKUT 139 (AAC)

Published on: 18 June 2024

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KTS v Governing Body of a Community Primary School [2024] UKUT 139 (AAC)

What are the practical implications of this case?

This ruling offers plain, significant direction on how the FTT should approach disability discrimination cases about reasonable adjustments under the EqA 2010—particularly where a claimant has not adequately particularised their case and/or where a child has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The Judge developed the principles identified in SS v Proprietor of an Independent School [2024] UKUT 29, giving further emphasis to the relationship between special educational provision under the CFA 2014 and the duties on non-independent schools to make reasonable adjustments in line with the EqA 2010. It clarifies how the FTT should deal with sparse particulars and EHCP contexts, without letting CFA duties eclipse EqA obligations. The message is one of practical alignment rather than displacement of parallel regimes.

What was the background?

The background involved ‘D’, a child with an EHCP and a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder, who was the subject of the claim...

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