Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Tribunal cases

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Dear Bexley Borough Council,

Please may I request the following information, as provided for under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

In total how many times has Bexley Council been taken to the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Tribunal in relation to a child's education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment or an EHC plan over the last two years (January 2017 to January 2019)?

Of these cases how many were for a refusal to:

• assess a child's EHC needs
• make a statement of their special educational needs
• reassess their special educational needs
• create an EHC plan
• change what’s in a child’s special educational needs statement or EHC plan
• maintain the statement or EHC plan

Yours faithfully,

Sean Delaney

Bexley Council, Bexley Borough Council

Information request
Our reference: 6369229

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Dear Mr Delaney
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 21 January
2019 concerning:

In total how many times has Bexley Council been taken to the Special
Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Tribunal in relation to a child's
education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment or an EHC plan over the
last two years (January 2017 to January 2019)?
Of these cases how many were for a refusal to:
* assess a child's EHC needs
* make a statement of their special educational needs
* reassess their special educational needs
* create an EHC plan
* change what's in a child's special educational needs statement or EHC
plan
* maintain the statement or EHC plan
 
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London Borough of Bexley , Civic Offices , 2 Watling Street , Bexleyheath
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Bexley Council, Bexley Borough Council

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Information request
Our reference: 6369229

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Dear ‎Mr Delaney‏
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 21 January 2019.
 
 Please find attached our response to your request.
  

Regards,

Annmarie Carroll
Complaints and Freedom of Information Officer
London Borough of Bexley , Civic Offices , 2 Watling Street , Bexleyheath
, Kent , DA6 7AT
Tel: 0203 045 3923
Email: [email address]
www.bexley.gov.uk

Dear Bexley Council,

Thank you for your reply.

Might I also ask how many of those 38 SEND Tribunal cases the Council has lost?

Yours sincerely,

Sean Delaney

King, Lorraine, Bexley Borough Council

Dear Mr Delaney

4 of the 38 SEND Tribunal cases were lost.

Many thanks

Lorraine

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Dear Lorraine,

Sorry just to clarify: The Council lost 4 of the 38 Tribunal cases. Or the parents?

Yours sincerely,

Sean Delaney

King, Lorraine, Bexley Borough Council

Dear Mr Delaney

 

The Council lost 4 of the 38 Tribunal cases.

 

Kind regards,

 

Lorraine

 

From: King, Lorraine
Sent: 08 February 2019 11:35
To: Omowumi, Olakunle
Subject: Fwd: FW: Information request (ref: 6369229)

 

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From: Sean Delaney <[2][FOI #546192 email]>
Sent: Friday, February 8, 2019 11:33:51 AM
To: King, Lorraine
Subject: Re: FW: Information request (ref: 6369229)

 

Dear Lorraine,

Sorry just to clarify: The Council lost 4 of the 38 Tribunal cases. Or the
parents?

Yours sincerely,

Sean Delaney

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