Matthew Wyard

Barrister, 3 PB Barristers

Matthew is a public law barrister specialising in disputes arising in the fields of education, health and social care. He has a particular expertise in the devolved regime in Wales having spent the first four years of his career working in the public law team of a national law firm’s Cardiff office. Alongside his core areas of practice, Matthew is developing an expertise in technology and information related issues with a particular interest in artificial intelligence and data privacy.

Matthew is the only barrister ranked in the independent directories for his expertise in Welsh specific education law and the only barrister practising from a chambers outside of Wales ranked for Court of Protection and community care work.

Alongside his busy barrister’s practise, Matthew sits as a Chair in the Valuation Tribunal for England and is a non-executive director of a higher education institution.

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Identifying an educational need and provision under the special educational needs legal framework

Practice notes

This Practice Note explains the process of identifying special educational needs (SEN) and provision in England. It considers the reasons why distinguishing educational needs from other needs, such as health or social care needs, is necessary during the assessment process for children and young people with SEN and looks at the distinction for the purposes of Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and Statements of SEN.

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