SEND Watchdog

How does your local authority perform on EHC plans?

When a child needs an education, health and care (EHC) plan, the law sets deadlines: a decision on whether to assess within 6 weeks, and a final plan within 20 weeks. This site shows, from official statistics, how often each local authority in England meets those duties — and what happens when families appeal to the SEND Tribunal.

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England, at a glance

New EHC plans issued within the 20-week limit
46.1%
calendar year 2025, excluding exceptional cases
Requests for assessment refused
26.6%
of requests decided in 2025
Appeals registered with the SEND Tribunal
25,002
academic year 2024/25
Decided appeals found at least partly for the family
98.9%
of 14,009 appeals decided at hearing, 2024/25 (England — not published per local authority)

Sources: DfE, Education, health and care plans: Reporting year 2026, published 2026-06-25; MoJ/HMCTS, Tribunal Statistics Quarterly, July to September 2025 — SEND Tribunal Tables 2024 to 2025, published 2025-12-11.

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