The Freedom of Information Act was created to make public bodies such as councils transparent. The Government re-examined the Act following complaints it was draining resources. An independent FOI Commission concluded the Act did not place an unnecessary ‘burden’ on public authorities. With every penny counting, perhaps now is the […]
A school is refusing a mother permission to take her two children out of school to attend her wedding. The school’s decision was made following a well-publicised Supreme Court ruling that once again tightened pupil absence. Exceptional circumstance is now the only reason under which headteachers will grant a pupil […]