1. How many disputes over Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans has the council had taken to Tribunal in the years:
2025 (to June) – 239 as at 31st May 2025
2024 – 397
2023 – 406
2. How much money has the council spent on legal fees on these disputes, broken down by year?
In response, information is provided in the table below:
| 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 (as at 31/5/25) | |
| Staff | £86,788 | £342,787 | £69,040 |
| Legal Costs | £214,181 | £216,957 | £8,900 |
| Total | £300,969 | £559,744 | £77,940 |
3. How many disputes that went to Tribunal were later conceded by the council?
2025 (to June) – 10 as at 31st May 2025
2024 – 40
2023 – 41