Initial requests, assessments, discontinued plans, 20 week timeliness, mainstream to special transfers, mediation and tribunals
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Data on initial requests for assessment, assessments for an EHC plan, discontinued plans, 20 week timeliness and mediation and tribunals.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Education, health and care plans
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 1,619
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Assessments withdrawn
- Decision on whether to issue a plan was the subject of an appeal to tribunal
- Decision to issue a plan was referred for mediation
- EHC plans discontinued - Total
- EHC plans discontinued - deceased
- EHC plans discontinued - has moved outside of England
- EHC plans discontinued - moved on to higher education
- EHC plans discontinued - moved on to paid employment excluding apprenticeships
- EHC plans discontinued - no reason given
- EHC plans discontinued - other reasons (compulsory school age)
- EHC plans discontinued - other reasons (non-compulsory school age)
- EHC plans discontinued - pupils have left school at the end of compulsory schooling or after (pre-2022 only)
- EHC plans discontinued - reached maximum age
- EHC plans discontinued - special needs being met without an EHC plan (compulsory school age)
- EHC plans discontinued - special needs being met without an EHC plan (non-compulsory school age)
- EHC plans discontinued - transferred to another LA (compulsory school age)
- EHC plans discontinued - transferred to another LA (non-compulsory school age)
- EHC plans discontinued - young person no longer wishes to engage in education or training
- Initial requests for assessment - decision to assess
- Initial requests for assessment - ongoing
- Initial requests for assessment - withdrawn
- Mediation for any reason other than the decision not to assess or the decision not to issue a plan
- Number of children and young people assessed for whom a plan was issued and those for whom one not issued
- Number of children and young people assessed for whom an EHC plan was issued
- Number of children and young people assessed for whom it was decided not to issue a statement of SEN
- Number of children and young people assessed for whom it was decided not to issue an EHC plan
- Number of children and young people assessed who are still being assessed or where assessment has been completed but no decision taken for a statement of SEN
- Number of children and young people assessed who are still being assessed or where assessment has been completed but no decision taken for an EHC plan
- Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN discontinued as special needs being met without an EHC plan
- Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN discontinued as transferred to another LA
- Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN discontinued because pupils have left school at the end of compulsory schooling or after
- Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN discontinued for other reasons
- Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN who transferred from mainstream to special settings
- Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN who transferred from special to mainstream settings
- Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN who were taken out of school by their parents to be home educated from mainstream settings
- Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN who were taken out of school by their parents to be home educated from special settings
- Number of children and young people with an EHC plan who transferred from mainstream to special settings
- Number of children and young people with an EHC plan who transferred from special to mainstream settings
- Number of children and young people with an EHC plan who were taken out of school by their parents to be home educated from mainstream settings
- Number of children and young people with an EHC plan who were taken out of school by their parents to be home educated from special settings
- Number of children and young people with statements who were assessed for an EHC plan and a decision not to issue an EHC plan made
- Number of children and young people with statements who were issued with an EHC plan
- Number of initial requests for an EHC plan
- Number of initial requests for an EHC plan when detained in youth accomodation
- Number of initial requests for assessment for a statement of SEN that were refused
- Number of initial requests for assessment for an EHC plan that were refused
- Number of mediation cases that have been held
- Number of mediation cases that have been held which were followed by appeals to the Tribunal
- Number of personal budgets in place for all EHC plans
- Number of personal budgets in place that have direct payment for an integrated payment
- Number of personal budgets in place that have direct payment for education
- Number of personal budgets in place that have direct payment for health
- Number of personal budgets in place that have direct payment for social care
- Number of personal budgets in place that have organised arrangements
- Percentage of children and young people assessed during the calendar year for whom it was decided not to issue an EHC plan
- Percentage of children and young people assessed for whom EHC plans were made for the first time during the calendar year
- Percentage of initial requests for assessment for an EHC plan that were refused during the calendar year
- Percentage of mediation cases held which were followed by appeals to tribunal
- Timeliness - Number of EHC plans excluding exceptions
- Timeliness - Number of EHC plans excluding exceptions issued within 20 weeks
- Timeliness - Number of EHC plans including exceptions
- Timeliness - Number of EHC plans including exceptions issued within 20 weeks
- Timeliness - Number of new statements excluding exceptions
- Timeliness - Number of new statements excluding exceptions issued within 26 weeks
- Timeliness - Number of new statements including exceptions
- Timeliness - Number of new statements including exceptions issued within 26 weeks
- Timeliness - Rate of EHC plans excluding exceptions issued within 20 weeks
- Timeliness - Rate of EHC plans including exceptions issued within 20 weeks
- Total number of assessments undertaken
- Total tribunals
- Tribunal for any reason other than the decision not to assess or the decision not to issue a plan
- decision to assess was referred for mediation
- decision to assess was the subject of an appeal to tribunal
- Time period
- 2014 to 2023
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | new_la_code | old_la_code | la_name | ass_nodecision | ass_nodecision_ehc | ass_none | ass_none_ehc | ass_none_ehc_pc | ass_refused | ass_refused_ehc | ass_refused_ehc_pc | assessment_mediation | assessment_tribunal | assessment_w | assessments | direct_pay_education | direct_pay_health | direct_pay_integrated | direct_pay_socialcare | discontinued_abroad | discontinued_age | discontinued_deceased | discontinued_employment | discontinued_unknown | discontinued_engage | discontinued_he | discontinued_lea | discontinued_lea_ehc | discontinued_lea_noncomp | discontinued_left | discontinued_left_ehc | discontinued_met | discontinued_met_ehc | discontinued_met_noncomp | discontinued_other | discontinued_other_ehc | discontinued_other_noncomp | discontinued_total | inc_exc_20week_ehc | inc_exc_20week_rate | inc_exc_26week | inreq_ehc | inreq_ehc_a | inreq_ehc_w | inreq_ehc_y | inreq_rya_ehc | mainstream_to_home | mainstream_to_home_ehc | mainstream_to_special | mainstream_to_special_ehc | new_all_ehc | new_all_ehc_ass_none_ehc_sum | new_all_ehc_pc | no_exc_20week_ehc | no_exc_20week_rate | no_exc_26week | org_arrangements | other_mediation | other_tribunal | total_tribunal | personal_budgets | request_mediation | request_tribunal | special_to_home | special_to_home_ehc | special_to_mainstream | special_to_mainstream_ehc | statements_no_ehc | statements_to_ehc | tot_inc_exc | tot_inc_exc_ehc | tot_no_exc | tot_no_exc_ehc | total_mediation | total_tribunal_followed_mediation | total_tribunal_pc |
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| 2014 | Calendar year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | E08000034 | 382 | Kirklees | 220 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 45 | z | z | z | z | z | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | z | z | z | z | z | z | z | 2 | z | z | 204 | z | 3 | z | z | 0 | z | z | z | 6 | 85.7 | 163 | z | z | z | z | z | 2 | z | 51 | z | 7 | 7 | 100 | 6 | 85.7 | 95 | 0 | z | z | z | 0 | z | z | 1 | z | 1 | z | 0 | 1 | 182 | 7 | 114 | 7 | 0 | 0 | z |
| 2014 | Calendar year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | E08000035 | 383 | Leeds | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 50 | z | z | z | z | z | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | z | z | z | z | z | z | z | 42 | z | z | 133 | z | 8 | z | z | 0 | z | z | z | 3 | 100 | 98 | z | z | z | z | z | 6 | z | 429 | z | 3 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 98 | 0 | z | z | z | 1 | z | z | 1 | z | 13 | z | 0 | 6 | 309 | 3 | 211 | 3 | 0 | 0 | z |
| 2014 | Calendar year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | E08000036 | 384 | Wakefield | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | z | 6 | 2 | z | z | z | z | z | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | z | z | z | z | z | z | z | 24 | z | z | 113 | z | 33 | z | z | 0 | z | z | z | 0 | z | 181 | z | z | z | z | z | 1 | z | 10 | z | 0 | 0 | z | 0 | z | 181 | 0 | z | z | z | 0 | z | z | 1 | z | 5 | z | 14 | 33 | 185 | 0 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | z |
| 2014 | Calendar year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000008 | South East | E10000002 | 825 | Buckinghamshire | 0 | 80 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 48 | 20 | z | z | z | z | z | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | z | z | z | z | z | z | z | 23 | z | z | 200 | z | 6 | z | z | 7 | z | z | z | 7 | 100 | 218 | z | z | z | z | z | 5 | z | 101 | z | 7 | 10 | 70 | 7 | 100 | 148 | 0 | z | z | z | 0 | z | z | 2 | z | 8 | z | 0 | 0 | 235 | 7 | 158 | 7 | 0 | 0 | z |
| 2014 | Calendar year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000006 | East of England | E10000003 | 873 | Cambridgeshire | 48 | 154 | 11 | 0 | z | 229 | 54 | z | z | z | z | z | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | z | z | z | z | z | z | z | 49 | z | z | 304 | z | 37 | z | z | 11 | z | z | z | 0 | z | 366 | z | z | z | z | z | 5 | z | 112 | z | 0 | 0 | z | 0 | z | 300 | 0 | z | z | z | 0 | z | z | 0 | z | 10 | z | 0 | 0 | 369 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | z |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| ass_nodecision | Number of children and young people assessed who are still being assessed or where assessment has been completed but no decision taken for a statement of SEN |
| ass_nodecision_ehc | Number of children and young people assessed who are still being assessed or where assessment has been completed but no decision taken for an EHC plan |
| ass_none | Number of children and young people assessed for whom it was decided not to issue a statement of SEN |
| ass_none_ehc | Number of children and young people assessed for whom it was decided not to issue an EHC plan |
| ass_none_ehc_pc | Percentage of children and young people assessed during the calendar year for whom it was decided not to issue an EHC plan |
| ass_refused | Number of initial requests for assessment for a statement of SEN that were refused |
| ass_refused_ehc | Number of initial requests for assessment for an EHC plan that were refused |
| ass_refused_ehc_pc | Percentage of initial requests for assessment for an EHC plan that were refused during the calendar year |
| assessment_mediation | Decision to issue a plan was referred for mediation |
| assessment_tribunal | Decision on whether to issue a plan was the subject of an appeal to tribunal |
| assessment_w | Assessments withdrawn |
| assessments | Total number of assessments undertaken |
| direct_pay_education | Number of personal budgets in place that have direct payment for education |
| direct_pay_health | Number of personal budgets in place that have direct payment for health |
| direct_pay_integrated | Number of personal budgets in place that have direct payment for an integrated payment |
| direct_pay_socialcare | Number of personal budgets in place that have direct payment for social care |
| discontinued_abroad | EHC plans discontinued - has moved outside of England |
| discontinued_age | EHC plans discontinued - reached maximum age |
| discontinued_deceased | EHC plans discontinued - deceased |
| discontinued_employment | EHC plans discontinued - moved on to paid employment excluding apprenticeships |
| discontinued_engage | EHC plans discontinued - young person no longer wishes to engage in education or training |
| discontinued_he | EHC plans discontinued - moved on to higher education |
| discontinued_lea | Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN discontinued as transferred to another LA |
| discontinued_lea_ehc | EHC plans discontinued - transferred to another LA (compulsory school age) |
| discontinued_lea_noncomp | EHC plans discontinued - transferred to another LA (non-compulsory school age) |
| discontinued_left | Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN discontinued because pupils have left school at the end of compulsory schooling or after |
| discontinued_left_ehc | EHC plans discontinued - pupils have left school at the end of compulsory schooling or after (pre-2022 only) |
| discontinued_met | Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN discontinued as special needs being met without an EHC plan |
| discontinued_met_ehc | EHC plans discontinued - special needs being met without an EHC plan (compulsory school age) |
| discontinued_met_noncomp | EHC plans discontinued - special needs being met without an EHC plan (non-compulsory school age) |
| discontinued_other | Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN discontinued for other reasons |
| discontinued_other_ehc | EHC plans discontinued - other reasons (compulsory school age) |
| discontinued_other_noncomp | EHC plans discontinued - other reasons (non-compulsory school age) |
| discontinued_total | EHC plans discontinued - Total |
| discontinued_unknown | EHC plans discontinued - no reason given |
| inc_exc_20week_ehc | Timeliness - Number of EHC plans including exceptions issued within 20 weeks |
| inc_exc_20week_rate | Timeliness - Rate of EHC plans including exceptions issued within 20 weeks |
| inc_exc_26week | Timeliness - Number of new statements including exceptions issued within 26 weeks |
| inreq_ehc | Number of initial requests for an EHC plan |
| inreq_ehc_a | Initial requests for assessment - ongoing |
| inreq_ehc_w | Initial requests for assessment - withdrawn |
| inreq_ehc_y | Initial requests for assessment - decision to assess |
| inreq_rya_ehc | Number of initial requests for an EHC plan when detained in youth accomodation |
| mainstream_to_home | Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN who were taken out of school by their parents to be home educated from mainstream settings |
| mainstream_to_home_ehc | Number of children and young people with an EHC plan who were taken out of school by their parents to be home educated from mainstream settings |
| mainstream_to_special | Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN who transferred from mainstream to special settings |
| mainstream_to_special_ehc | Number of children and young people with an EHC plan who transferred from mainstream to special settings |
| new_all_ehc | Number of children and young people assessed for whom an EHC plan was issued |
| new_all_ehc_ass_none_ehc_sum | Number of children and young people assessed for whom a plan was issued and those for whom one not issued |
| new_all_ehc_pc | Percentage of children and young people assessed for whom EHC plans were made for the first time during the calendar year |
| no_exc_20week_ehc | Timeliness - Number of EHC plans excluding exceptions issued within 20 weeks |
| no_exc_20week_rate | Timeliness - Rate of EHC plans excluding exceptions issued within 20 weeks |
| no_exc_26week | Timeliness - Number of new statements excluding exceptions issued within 26 weeks |
| org_arrangements | Number of personal budgets in place that have organised arrangements |
| other_mediation | Mediation for any reason other than the decision not to assess or the decision not to issue a plan |
| other_tribunal | Tribunal for any reason other than the decision not to assess or the decision not to issue a plan |
| personal_budgets | Number of personal budgets in place for all EHC plans |
| request_mediation | decision to assess was referred for mediation |
| request_tribunal | decision to assess was the subject of an appeal to tribunal |
| special_to_home | Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN who were taken out of school by their parents to be home educated from special settings |
| special_to_home_ehc | Number of children and young people with an EHC plan who were taken out of school by their parents to be home educated from special settings |
| special_to_mainstream | Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN who transferred from special to mainstream settings |
| special_to_mainstream_ehc | Number of children and young people with an EHC plan who transferred from special to mainstream settings |
| statements_no_ehc | Number of children and young people with statements who were assessed for an EHC plan and a decision not to issue an EHC plan made |
| statements_to_ehc | Number of children and young people with statements who were issued with an EHC plan |
| tot_inc_exc | Timeliness - Number of new statements including exceptions |
| tot_inc_exc_ehc | Timeliness - Number of EHC plans including exceptions |
| tot_no_exc | Timeliness - Number of new statements excluding exceptions |
| tot_no_exc_ehc | Timeliness - Number of EHC plans excluding exceptions |
| total_mediation | Number of mediation cases that have been held |
| total_tribunal | Total tribunals |
| total_tribunal_followed_mediation | Number of mediation cases that have been held which were followed by appeals to the Tribunal |
| total_tribunal_pc | Percentage of mediation cases held which were followed by appeals to tribunal |
Footnotes
- From 2023, the data collection changed from aggregated figures at local authority level, to a person level collection. This has been a major change in approach and as such care should be taken with comparisons across this period. Further detail on the change is provided in the publication and supporting methodology.
- Data on ceased plans changed from 2023 to include a more comprehensive set of reasons for plans ending. Data was collected for all plans that ended. Prior to 2023, data on ceased plans only covered children of compulsory school age and care should be taken when comparing across this period.
- Data on movements between different setting types is not yet available for the 2022 and 2023 calendar year. This is expected to be added to the latest publication in a future update.
- Timeliness figures are based on assessments completed within the calendar year where no mediation or tribunal has taken place.
- This data item has been marginally impacted by reporting issues in some local authorities – please see the methodology for further information.
- For 2024, figures include 501 requests for an EHC plan assessment for Hackney, however some details and further breakdowns are not available for the majority of these requests.
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