The Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland (Disability Claims Procedure) Rules 2011
The Equality Act 2010 (“the 2010 Act”) extended the jurisdiction of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland (“the ASNTS”) to include claims made under Chapter 1 of Part 6 of the 2010 Act. The ASNTS was created under section17 of, and Schedule1 to, the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (“the 2004 Act”). These Rules prescribe the practice and procedure to be followed as regards such claims. The Rules are similar to the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland (Practice and Procedure) Rules 2006 (“the 2006 Rules”) which govern practice and procedure before the ASNTS in proceedings under the 2004Act but contain amendments appropriate for the new jurisdiction.