FINAL_FLS_Lawyer-for-Child-Best_practice_guidelines_29.4.24.02.pdf [pdf, 432 KB]
...already taken place. (iii) As far as is practicable, lawyer for the child should ensure that if a teacher is required in court, that their evidence is called at a time most convenient to the school. (iv) In some cases, the Court will accept a written statement from the school being admitted into evidence by consent without needing the teacher to be called in court. Schools should be aware that any evidence provided (even as a letter or email) may mean that a teacher is required to give...