Hounslow
Data availableLondon
99
appeals registered, 2024 (official DfE figure)
126
appeals registered, 2025 (official DfE figure)
Data available. At least one Freedom of Information response gives real, extractable figures on tribunal appeals or outcomes for this council.
Estimated outcome breakdown
Estimated, not reported
Resolved before hearing — 91 (72.8%)
Contested, council lost — 23 (18.4%)
Contested, council won — 6 (4.8%)
Partially split — 5 (4%)
This council's own answer doesn't give a usable outcome breakdown. This estimate applies the pooled England-wide outcome rate (no regional sample was large enough to trust on its own) to this council's own real, officially-published appeal volume for 2025 (126 appeals) — see how estimates work.
By decision type
By decision type — 2019/20
| Category (council's own wording) | Appeals | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Against Cessation | 1 | — |
| Against Named School | 2 | — |
| Against Non-Assessment | 23 | — |
| Against Provision | 22 | — |
| Refusal to issue EHCP | 3 | — |
By decision type — 2020/21
| Category (council's own wording) | Appeals | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Against Cessation | 3 | — |
| Against Named School | — | — |
| Against Non-Assessment | 15 | — |
| Against Provision | 13 | — |
| Refusal to issue EHCP | 3 | — |
By decision type — 2021/22
| Category (council's own wording) | Appeals | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Against Cessation | 4 | — |
| Against Named School | 1 | — |
| Against Non-Assessment | 24 | — |
| Against Provision | 21 | — |
| Refusal to issue EHCP | 4 | — |
By decision type — 2022/23
| Category (council's own wording) | Appeals | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Against Cessation | 3 | — |
| Against Named School | 9 | — |
| Against Non-Assessment | 28 | — |
| Against Provision | 25 | — |
| Refusal to issue EHCP | 3 | — |
By decision type — 2023/24
| Category (council's own wording) | Appeals | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Against Cessation | 3 | — |
| Against Named School | 6 | — |
| Against Non-Assessment | 23 | — |
| Against Provision | 19 | — |
| Refusal to issue EHCP | 11 | — |
Freedom of Information responses
Awaiting classification
Q3 SEND tribunal appeals registered against the Borough, by reason and financial year (counts): Against Cessation - 2019/20: 1, 2020/21: 3, 2021/22: 4, 2022/23: 3, 2023/24: 3. Against Named School - 2019/20: 2, 2020/21: (blank), 2021/22: 1, 2022/23: 9, 2023/24: 6. Against Non-Assessment (refusal to assess) - 2019/20: 23, 2020/21: 15, 2021/22: 24, 2022/23: 28, 2023/24: 23. Against Provision - 2019/20: 22, 2020/21: 13, 2021/22: 21, 2022/23: 25, 2023/24: 19. Refusal to issue EHCP - 2019/20: 3, 2020/21: 3, 2021/22: 4, 2022/23: 3, 2023/24: 11. Grand Total - 2019/20: 51, 2020/21: 34, 2021/22: 54, 2022/23: 68, 2023/24: 62. The same breakdown was also supplied as a percentage-of-year table (e.g. Against Non-Assessment: 45%, 44%, 44%, 41%, 37% for the same five years respectively; Refusal to issue EHCP: 6%, 9%, 7%, 4%, 18%). Q4 'how many SEND tribunal cases has the Borough defended?' ('LA to Defend'): 2019/20 - 28, 2020/21 - 20, 2021/22 - 37, 2022/23 - 57 (no 2023/24 figure given). Q5 '% of SEND tribunal cases contested won/lost by the Borough': Won (Rejected by Tribunal) - 2019/20: 4%, 2020/21: 0%, 2021/22: 3%, 2022/23: 4%, 2023/24: 0%. Lost (Upheld by Tribunal) - 2019/20: 43%, 2020/21: 50%, 2021/22: 54%, 2022/23: 42%, 2023/24: 36%.
Caveat: Won% + Lost% do not sum to 100% of appeals registered in any year (e.g. 2019/20: 4%+43%=47%), implying a substantial share of appeals each year were resolved another way (conceded, withdrawn, or otherwise not reaching a contested Tribunal decision) that this letter does not itemise separately. The 'defended' table (Q4) has no 2023/24FY column/value. Q6 (internal legal-resource hours) answered 'Not applicable'; Q7 (external legal support) answered 'LB Hounslow did not engage external legal support, to contest SEND cases in 2019-2024.'
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