Education Law

A Practical Guide to Education, Health and Care Plan Appeals in England 2nd ed

By Katherine Anderson
Law Brief Publishing December 2025

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781918241013
Publisher
Law Brief Publishing
Publication
December 2025
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

More than 1.7 million pupils in England have special educational needs (‘SEN’) and more than 480,000 have Education Health and Care (‘EHC’) plans – legal documents giving them additional entitlements to support. Except in 2020, requests for EHC plans have increased in every year since they were introduced, and in the academic year 2023/24, HMCTS tribunals recorded 21,000 registered SEN appeals, an increase of 55% from the previous year.

These appeals, which deal with disputes in England between a local authority and parents or young people relating to EHC needs assessments and EHC plans, can now be extended to include health and social care issues. They are heard in private, by independent panels consisting of a judge and specialist members. Examination of expert evidence is a common feature of these appeals.

This is a detailed practitioner’s guide to this fast-growing area. It addresses the relevant statutory and case law as well as the rules and procedure of the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal which govern these appeals.

Table of Contents

Chapter One – Overview
Chapter Two – ‘Refusal to Assess’ or ‘Reassess’ Appeals
Chapter Three – ‘Refusal to Issue’ Appeals
Chapter Four – Special Educational Needs and ‘Section B’ Appeals
Chapter Five – Special Educational Provision and ‘Section F’ Appeals
Chapter Six – ‘Section I’ Appeals
Chapter Seven – Education Otherwise Than at School (‘EOTAS’)
Chapter Eight – Ceasing to Maintain EHC Plans and ‘Ceasing to Maintain’ Appeals
Chapter Nine – Health and Social Care Needs and Provision and ‘Extended Appeals’
Chapter Ten – The First-Tier Tribunal in Special Educational Needs Cases – Practice and Procedure
Chapter Eleven – Correcting, Setting Aside, Reviewing and Appealing First-Tier Tribunal Decisions
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