Assessments for an education, health and care plan carried out during the calendar year
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The number of EHC needs assessments carried out each year. Figures are shown by the outcome of assessment, whether a mediation or a tribunal occurred and whether the process met the statutory timeframe. Data is shown on a calendar year basis.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Education, health and care plans
- Release
- Reporting year 2026
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 18,970
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Total number of EHC needs assessments
- Number of assessments where a plan was issued
- Number of assessments where a plan was not issued
- Number of assessments where the decision is outstanding
- Number of assessments where the request was withdrawn
- Percentage of assessments where a plan was issued
- Percentage of assessments where a plan was not issued
- Percentage of assessments where the decision is outstanding
- Percentage of assessments where the request was withdrawn
- Number of assessments where it was decided NOT to issue a plan which were over 16 weeks
- Number of assessments where it was decided NOT to issue a plan which were within 16 weeks
- Percentage of assessments where it was decided NOT to issue a plan which were over 16 weeks
- Percentage of assessments where it was decided NOT to issue a plan which were within 16 weeks
- Number of mediations related to assessment decision
- Number of mediations related to assessment for other reasons
- Number of tribunals following mediation related to assessment decision
- Number of tribunals following mediations related to assessment for other reasons
- Number of tribunals related to assessment decision
- Number of tribunals related to assessment for other reasons
- Filters
- Characteristics of child or young person for whom EHC needs assessment carried out
- Time period
- 2019 to 2025
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | new_la_code | old_la_code | la_name | breakdown_topic | breakdown | assess_in_year | assess_issued | assess_issued_pc | assess_not_issued | assess_not_issued_pc | assess_not_made | assess_not_made_pc | assess_withdrawn | assess_withdrawn_pc | outcome_decision_within_time | outcome_decision_over_time | outcome_decision_within_time_pc | outcome_decision_over_time_pc | number_assess_mediation | number_assess_tribunal | number_asssess_mediation_tribunal | number_other_mediation | number_other_tribunal | number_other_mediation_tribunal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | All EHC needs assessments | All EHC needs assessments | x | 53899 | x | 3368 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| 2019 | Calendar year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | All EHC needs assessments | All EHC needs assessments | x | 2633 | x | 148 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| 2019 | Calendar year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000002 | North West | All EHC needs assessments | All EHC needs assessments | x | 7769 | x | 348 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| 2019 | Calendar year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | All EHC needs assessments | All EHC needs assessments | x | 4671 | x | 320 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| 2019 | Calendar year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | All EHC needs assessments | All EHC needs assessments | x | 3706 | x | 512 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| assess_in_year | Total number of EHC needs assessments |
| assess_issued | Number of assessments where a plan was issued |
| assess_issued_pc | Percentage of assessments where a plan was issued |
| assess_not_issued | Number of assessments where a plan was not issued |
| assess_not_issued_pc | Percentage of assessments where a plan was not issued |
| assess_not_made | Number of assessments where the decision is outstanding |
| assess_not_made_pc | Percentage of assessments where the decision is outstanding |
| assess_withdrawn | Number of assessments where the request was withdrawn |
| assess_withdrawn_pc | Percentage of assessments where the request was withdrawn |
| breakdown | Characteristics of child or young person for whom EHC needs assessment carried out - Filter by characteristics of child or young person for whom EHC needs assessment carried out |
| number_assess_mediation | Number of mediations related to assessment decision |
| number_assess_tribunal | Number of tribunals related to assessment decision |
| number_asssess_mediation_tribunal | Number of tribunals following mediation related to assessment decision |
| number_other_mediation | Number of mediations related to assessment for other reasons |
| number_other_mediation_tribunal | Number of tribunals following mediations related to assessment for other reasons |
| number_other_tribunal | Number of tribunals related to assessment for other reasons |
| outcome_decision_over_time | Number of assessments where it was decided NOT to issue a plan which were over 16 weeks |
| outcome_decision_over_time_pc | Percentage of assessments where it was decided NOT to issue a plan which were over 16 weeks |
| outcome_decision_within_time | Number of assessments where it was decided NOT to issue a plan which were within 16 weeks |
| outcome_decision_within_time_pc | Percentage of assessments where it was decided NOT to issue a plan which were within 16 weeks |
Footnotes
- Age is calculated as on the date the request for the EHC needs assessment was received.
- Leicester were unable to provide request or assessment dates in the 2026 data collection. This will affect calculation of assessments, requests and the numbers of plans issued within 20 weeks during the 2025 calendar year. Where "no data" is shown no dates were returned.
- Figures for the Isle of Wight for the 2025 calendar year and 2025/26 academic year are suppressed due to issues with data quality.
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