Special Educational Needs and Disability tribunals and education, health and care needs

In total, how many times has the council been taken to the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Tribunal in relation to a child’s education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment or an EHC plan over the last five years (September 2014 to September 2019)?

208

Of these cases how many were for a refusal to:

  • assess a child’s EHC needs 43
  • make a statement of their special educational needs *
  • reassess their special educational needs *
  • create an EHC plan 17
  • change what’s in a child’s special educational needs statement or EHC plan 139
  • maintain the statement or EHC plan None

*we hold this information but as disclosure may identify individuals and therefore breach their data protection rights consider it is exempt under the Freedom of Information Act Section 40(2) personal data.