EHCPs and challenges to them

Dear Ms Nupponen

 

Freedom of Information / Environmental Information Regulations Request:
LBH/7175618

 

I acknowledge your request for information received on 14 March 2018.

 

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Elina Nupponen

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Dear Ms Nupponen

Re: Freedom of Information Act Request ref: LBH/7175618

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 14 March 2018, in
which you asked for the following:

 

1.      How many requests were received by Haringey SEN department for
EHCPs in 

 

2015/2016 - 313

2016/2017 - 280

2017/2018 - 363

 

2.      How many requests were agreed to proceed as an EHC assessment by
Haringey SEN department for EHCPs in 

 

2015/2016 - 190

2016/2017 - 194

2017/2018 - 206

 

3.      How many of these requests led to EHCP plans being issued?

 

2015/2016 - 140

2016/2017 - 172

2017/2018 - 180

 

3 .How many cases of formal complaints or mediations were heard?

 

Year Formal Complaints about EHCP Mediations and Cases to SEND
process  certificates issued tribunal
2015/2016 ·        The number is less 15 6
than 5 and therefore we are
unable to share this data.
2016/2017 ·        The number is less 28 11
than 5 and therefore we are
unable to share this data
2017/2018 ·        The number is less 37 17
than 5 and therefore we are
unable to share this data

 

4. How many of the cases brought in the SEND Tribunal:

 

Year In favour Haringey SEN In favour Claimant
2015/2016 ·        The number is less than 5 ·        The number is less
and therefore we are unable to share than 5 and therefore we are
this data unable to share this data
2016/2017 ·        The number is less than 5 7
and therefore we are unable to share
this data
2017/2018 12 (Refer to note below)

 

5. In cases where the Tribunal found in favour of the Claimants how many
required payment of legal costs?

 

Year Payment of Legal Costs
2015/2016 0
2016/2017 (Refer to note below)
2017/2018 0

 

We are not able to give you a precise number in response to this question
because of the very low numbers of people involved and therefore the
possibility that the individuals involved could be identifiable.  If it
were possible to identify the individuals involved (from the information
that we provide and other information that may be available to people) it
would be a breach of the Data Protection Act to disclose the information.
Where it would breach the Data Protection Act to disclose information,
that information is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act under
Section 40(2).

Our general approach is not to provide a number when that number is 5 or
less in order to minimise the risk of identification.  I can therefore
confirm that it was less than five but cannot be more specific.

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Gill Gibson

Assistant Director – Early Help & Prevention

Haringey Council

Children & Young People’s Service

1^st floor, River Park House, 225 High Road, London N22 8HQ

Tel : 020 8489 3890

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Dear Haringey Borough Council,

 

Please provide me the following  information:

 

1. How many requests were received by Haringey SEN department for EHCPs
in  2015/2016, 2016/2017 and to date during 2017/2018 ?

 

2. How many of these requests led to EHCP plans being issued?

 

3. How many:

(I) formal complaints relating to EHCP process;

(II) mediations

(III) cases to the SEND Tribunal against Haringey SEN were made in
relation to EHCP assessments and final EHCP in  2015/2016, 2016/2017 and
to date during 2017/2018?

 

4. How many of the cases brought in the SEND Tribunal in  2015/2016,
2016/2017 and to date during 2017/2018  were:

(I) found in favour of Haringey SEN

(ii) found in favour of the Claimants?

 

5. In cases where the Tribunal found in favour of the Claimants, how much
did Haringey have to pay for the Claimants' legal costs in  2015/2016,
2016/2017 and to date during 2017/2018?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Elina Nupponen

 

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