To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the expertise and qualifications of the lay members of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Panel will be. (227569)

Appeals and claims will continue to be heard by a specialist panel consisting of a lawyer and two non-legal (specialist) members. The qualification for members of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Panel is experience of educational, child care, health, or social care matters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice who will chair the case management hearings for the new Special Educational Needs and Disability Panel. (227570)

The chairs of case management hearings will be specifically trained for the Special Educational Needs and Disability Panel's (SENDISP) work. No person will chair a Special Educational Needs and Disability case management hearing unless that person has been trained (a) in SENDISP's jurisdictions and (b) specifically as a case management chair in SENDISP.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what expertise or training in special educational needs will be required of chairs of the new Special Educational Needs and Disability Panel. (227571)

The chairs of case management hearings will be specifically trained for the Special Educational Needs and Disability Panel's (SENDISP) work. No person will chair a Special Educational Needs and Disability case management hearing unless that person has been trained (a) in SENDISP's jurisdictions and (b) specifically as a case management chair in SENDISP.

All current chairs of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal will remain as chairs of the SENDISP. No additional chairs are being sought at this time. Any future appointees will receive the same training as current appointees.