Written questions

Special Educational Needs: Appeals

2026-06-29 · Ministry of Justice · 14551 · Official question

Tom Morrison

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the average wait for a SEND tribunal appeal to be heard from receipt of the appeal and what was the average wait for a SEND tribunal appeal in each year from 2019-2025.

Answer

Data on the average waiting time between appeal lodgement and first hearing, and between appeal lodgement and final disposal, for Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) appeals is not routinely recorded by the Tribunal. Consequently, the average ...