Introduction
This bulletin is intended to highlight recent legal developments and to comment on possible implications for independent schools. This edition focuses on charitable status, school contracts and standards in boarding schools. It also briefly mentions developments in litigation and employment, and points to note in relation to bullying and exclusions.
Charitable Status
The report by the Performance and Innovation Unit of the Cabinet Office which has reviewed the entire legal and regulatory framework of the whole voluntary sector is still awaited. It had been expected towards the end of June, although there is now the likelihood of further slippage to the autumn. Judith Hill was a member of the Advisory Group to the review team. Consequently she gained some insight into what the review team was thinking. She is allowed to reveal what was discussed and what she suspects some of the initial conclusions might be, but this bulletin cannot say at this stage what the report
