§ Mr. John Pageasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many times per annum since 1958 the Independent Schools Tribunal has been assembled; how many cases were heard in each year; and how many appeals were made against its decisions in each case.
§ Mrs. ThatcherThe information is as follows:
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year Number of times Independent Schools Tribunal assembled Number of cases heard 1958 — — 1959 1 1 1960 1 1 1961 1 1 1962 — — 1963 3 3 1964 6 6 1965 3 3 1966 1 1 (The hearing was later nullified on a technicality) 1967 7 7 (Including a fresh hearing of the 1966 case) 1968 2 2 (One of these cases was adjourned to 1969) 1969 5 4 (One case involved two meetings of the Tribunal) 1970 3 3 1971 (to date). 4 3 (One case involved two meetings of the Tribunal) There is no provision for appeal against a Tribunal's Order except to the High Court on a point of law under section 9 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act, 1958. Such appeals have been made on two occasions, in 1959 and in 1968; these appeals were unsuccessful.