Please provide the following information:
A) The number of EHC plans requested by parents/guardians
i) So far this year: 318
ii) 2021/22
iii) 2020/21
iv) 2019/20
v) 2018/19
Data for the years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 can be found on the Statistics on pupils with SEN (Special Educational Needs) pages of the Gov.uk website
B) The number of (a) which were accepted by the Local Authority as being required
i) So far this year: 212
ii) 2021/22
iii) 2020/21
iv) 2019/20
v) 2018/19
Data for the years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 can be found on the Statistics on pupils with SEN (Special Educational Needs) pages of the Gov.uk website
C) The number of EHC plans which were completed and sent to families within the 20-week limit
i) So far this year: 753
ii) 2021/22
iii) 2020/21
iv) 2019/20
v) 2018/19
Data for the years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 can be found on the Statistics on pupils with SEN (Special Educational Needs) pages of the Gov.uk website
D) The number of EHC plans which have taken longer than 20 weeks to complete
i) So far this year: 0
ii) 2021/22
iii) 2020/21
iv) 2019/20
v) 2018/19
Data for the years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 can be found on the Statistics on pupils with SEN (Special Educational Needs) pages of the Gov.uk website
E) The requester did not submit a question labelled ‘E’
F) The average number of days it takes for the LA to complete and send out an EHC plan
i) So far this year: 130.5
ii) 2021/22
iii) 2020/21
iv) 2019/20
v) 2018/19
Data for the years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 can be found on the Statistics on pupils with SEN (Special Educational Needs) pages of the Gov.uk website
G) The total number of EHC plans which are currently outstanding
Assessments in progress, as at December 2022: 1,253
H) The total number of completed EHC plans which have been subject to one or more complaint(s) from a parent/guardian
i) So far this year
ii) 2021/22
iii) 2020/21
iv) 2019/20
v) 2018/19
Devon County Council believes compliance with this request would exceed the appropriate costs limit under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which is £450 or 18 hours of officer time.
We do not hold the information in a reportable format, we could try and retrieve this information by reading every complaint to see whether it relates to EHCP’s that have been completed, but this would take us over the appropriate cost limit of £450 or 18 hours of officer time.
I) The total number of H) where the complaint(s) was upheld by the Local Authority
Devon County Council believes compliance with this request would exceed the appropriate costs limit under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which is £450 or 18 hours of officer time.
We do not hold the information in a reportable format, we could try and retrieve this information by reading every complaint to see whether it relates to an EHCP complaint that has been upheld, but this would take us over the appropriate cost limit of £450 or 18 hours of officer time.