Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many requests for education, health and care plans were (a) requested by parents and (b) approved by Cheshire West and Chester local authority in each of the last five years.
The number of requests for education, health and care (EHC) plans in Cheshire West and Chester can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/e1bc78f6-f918-41e9-865b-f81c971a05d0. The department does not hold data on who made the request, and thus the request numbers provided covers all requests made.
The number of new EHC plans approved in Cheshire West and Chester can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/a8b95a6d-2567-4d69-9df3-74a38beec32f.