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appeals registered, 2024 (official DfE figure)

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

72.4%

18.4%

Resolved before hearing — 71 (72.4%) Contested, council lost — 18 (18.4%) Contested, council won — 5 (5.1%) Partially split — 4 (4.1%)

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 (98 appeals) — see how estimates work.

Freedom of Information responses

LBC REQUEST - FOI SEND provision

Awaiting classification

Requested by Fraser Knight on 2024-11-01 · answered 2024-11-28 · covers 2019-01-01 to 2024-10-01 (aggregate)

'3) Between 1st January 2019 and 1st October 2024 how many SEND appeals were received by the council? 176. 4) Of these appeal cases decided by tribunal, how many were in favour of the council? 14.' SEND provision spend 2019-2024: £245,498,501.36.

Caveat: Legal team costs for SEND appeals not held (not recorded as a separate breakdown).