The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005

Jurisdiction and powers of the TribunalN.I.
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22.—(1) A claim that a responsible body—

(a)has discriminated against a person ( “A”) in a way which is made unlawful under this Chapter, or

(b)is by virtue of Article 45 to be treated as having discriminated against a person ( “A”) in such a way,

may be made to the Tribunal by A's parent.

(2) But this Article does not apply to a claim to which Article 24 applies.

(3) If the Tribunal considers that a claim under paragraph (1) is well founded—

(a)it may declare that A has been unlawfully discriminated against; and

(b)if it does so, it may make such order as it considers reasonable in all the circumstances of the case.

(4) The power conferred by paragraph (3)(b)—

(a)may, in particular, be exercised with a view to obviating or reducing the adverse effect on the person concerned of any matter to which the claim relates; but

(b)does not include power to order the payment of any sum by way of compensation.