The decision to close a County Armagh school campus required 'political accountability that a permanent secretary doesn't have', the High Court has been told.
The decision to close a Lurgan campus was made by the Department of Education's Permanent Secretary last year.The decision to close a County Armagh school campus required "political accountability that a permanent secretary doesn't have", the High Court has been told.That decision is being challenged in a judicial review.civil servants to take some decisions in the absence of Stormont ministers was recently extended.
The 650-pupil school currently operates with one campus in Lurgan, and a larger one in Portadown five miles away.In December 2022, Dr Browne decided to approve an Education Authority proposal to close the Lurgan campus of the school and for all pupils to be taught in Portadown. Ms McKeegan told BBC News NI that the case was of "wider constitutional significance on the limits of governance by civil servants, particularly during the current collapse of the devolved institutions".
Mr Hutton argued that not only was the permanent secretary's decision "flawed" but also that he should not have taken it.
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