SEN appeals and costs.
Dear Carmarthenshire Council,
In each of the last 3 years (2015, 2016 and 2017 to date)
How many appeals were registered with the Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales (SENTW) against Carmarthenshire Council decisions.
Please break this down by the nature of appeal, such as refusal to assess a child or refusal to statement etc.
Please then state the outcome as upheld in full, upheld in part, dismissed etc.
In each of the last 3 years
How much has it cost Carmarthenshire Council to fight these appeals. Please provide figures in cash terms. Please also provide figures for staff hours and other resources.
If Carmarthenshire Council do not account for staff hours, costs and in house legal advice used to fight these appeals, please explain why not.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs O'Reilly
Dear Mrs. O'Reilly
Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 22nd August, 2017 and is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We are therefore required to provide a response within 20 working days, which will be on or before 20th September, 2017.
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Yours sincerely
John Tillman
Swyddog Gwybodaeth a Diogelu Data
Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth a Chwynion
Adran y Prif Weithredwr
Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin
Information & Data Protection Officer
Information Governance & Complaints Team Chief Executive's Department Carmarthenshire County Council
Mewnol/Internal: 4127
Allanol/External: 01267 224127
Dear Mrs O’Reilly
Thank you for your request for information which was received on the 22^nd
August, 2017 and has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.
The specific information you requested was as follows:
In each of the last 3 years (2015, 2016 and 2017 to date) How many appeals
were registered with the Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales
(SENTW) against Carmarthenshire Council decisions?
Please break this down by the nature of appeal, such as refusal to assess
a child or refusal to statement etc.
Please then state the outcome as upheld in full, upheld in part, dismissed
etc.
In each of the last 3 years
How much has it cost Carmarthenshire Council to fight these appeals?
Please provide figures in cash terms. Please also provide figures for
staff hours and other resources.
In response, please find attached the relevant information held by the
Council.
If Carmarthenshire Council do not account for staff hours, costs and in
house legal advice used to fight these appeals, please explain why not.
We do not record the hours each member of staff spends working on each
case as Officers deal with Tribunals as part of their day to day duties.
Yours sincerely
John Tillman
Swyddog Gwybodaeth a Diogelu Data
Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth a Chwynion
Adran y Prif Weithredwr
Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin
Information & Data Protection Officer
Information Governance & Complaints Team
Chief Executive's Department
Carmarthenshire County Council
Mewnol/Internal: 4127
Allanol/External: 01267 224127
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