UK Curriculum and Accreditation Body t/a Scholars School System, R (on the application of) v Pearson Education Ltd
The appeal panel's decision was procedurally fair and legally adequate except for the unclear sanction against Mr Bhatti; the panel intended that Mr Bhatti be free from sanction, and the reasons and rationality challenge succeed only in relation to the senior role sanction applied to him.
- Parties
- Claimant: UK Curriculum and Accreditation Body T/A Scholars School System; Defendant: Pearson Education Ltd
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 18 August 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Judicial Review / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Claim partly allowed
- Legal Topics
- Procedural Fairness, Adequacy of Reasons, Rationality, Bias, Sanctions in Regulatory Proceedings
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Parties
UK Curriculum and Accreditation Body T/A Scholars School System
Claimant
Pearson Education Ltd
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appeal panel's decision was procedurally fair
- 2 Whether adequate reasons were given for the decision
- 3 Whether the decision was rational
Ratio Decidendi
The appeal panel's decision was procedurally fair and legally adequate except for the unclear sanction against Mr Bhatti; the panel intended that Mr Bhatti be free from sanction, and the reasons and rationality challenge succeed only in relation to the senior role sanction applied to him.
Court Disposition
Claim partly allowed
Orders
- Declaration that Mr Bhatti is free from sanction including the senior role sanction going forward and Pearson must mark his record accordingly
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