Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) Tribunals

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