I would like to know the answer to the following questions:

1. EHC needs assessments
a) What was the total number of education, health and care (EHC) needs assessments carried out by your local authority between 1st January 2021 and 31st December 2021: 289
b) How many education, health and care (EHC) needs assessments were approved by your local authority between 1st January 2021 and 31st December 2021: 242
c) How many EHC needs assessments were rejected by your local authority between 1st January 2021 and 31st December 2021: 47
d) How many EHC needs assessment decisions were appealed between 1st January 2021 and 31st December 2021: 2

2. Decision to provide EHC needs assessment
a) How many EHC needs assessments breached the statutory wait time in your local authority between 1st January 2021 and 31st December 2021: 46 (including exceptions)
b) Provide a breakdown for the wait between the initial EHC needs assessment and the draft EHCP in your local authority between January 2021 and 31st December 2021: We don’t have a report to break this down; would mean manually looking through each case – this would exceed the 18 hour time limit.

3. Appeals
a) How many EHC needs assessment decisions in your local authority were appealed successfully at a SEND tribunal between 1st January 2021 and 31st December 2021: 0
b) How many decisions relating to EHCP’s in your local authority were appealed successfully at a SEND tribunal between 1st January 2021 and 31st December 2021: 0 100% in parent’s favour. 4 found for both sides
c) How many actions of Judicial Review have been brought against your local authority in relation to EHCP’s and/or EHC needs assessments between 1st January 2021 and 31st December 2021: 1