Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many appeals there have been against Education and Health Care Plan decisions; how many such appeals have been successful; and what the cost to the public purse was of each appeal.

Information about the number and outcomes of Special Educational Needs and Disability appeals including against Education and Health Care Plan (EHC) decisions, is published on gov.uk.

The most recent statistics, for the period July to September 2017 (which includes data from September 2014 when EHC were introduced), published on 14 December 2017, can be viewed at:

www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2017

The cost to HM Courts & Tribunals Service of processing an appeal to the Tribunal varies between £1115 and £2688 depending on the nature of the dispute to be determined.