Education: Free for all

Martin Vincent examines the thorny issue of student loans and university funding ‘The reliance on the provision of loans to students by the SLC bridges funding gaps and generates income for universities, but brings into question the status of universities as “contracting authorities” for the purpose of the Public Contract Regulations 2006.’The current economic climate …
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The Independent Schools Council v The Charity Commission [2011] UKUT 421 (TCC)

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | January/February 2012 #116

The Independent Schools Council (ISC) brought an application for judicial review, seeking an order to quash certain parts of guidance issued by the Charity Commission (CC) comprising the ‘Charities and Public Benefit – the Charity Commission’s General Guidance on Public Benefit’ (issued January 2008) and ‘Public Benefit and Fee Charging’ and ‘The Advancement of Education for the Public Benefit’ (both issued in December 2008). ISC alleged that the guidance included errors of law in respect of the public benefit requirement as applied to ...