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SEND tribunal open caseload hit a record 17,260 in 2025/26, up 43% in a year. MoJ doesn't publish a mean wait for SEND, so we built our own backlog measure from the data.
More than 22,000 appeals were registered at the SEND tribunal in England in 2024, and how likely your council is to end up there varies more than twentyfold. Here is the data, council by council.
Refused an assessment, refused a plan, or unhappy with what's in it? Use the free SEND Parents Help assistant to understand the decision and build your appeal.
Most families stand up at tribunal without a lawyer. A walkthrough of using the free assistant to organise your bundle, anticipate the LA's case, and rehearse the hearing.
The SEND Tribunal sounds intimidating. But parents win most appeals, and you don't need a solicitor. Here's what actually happens.
The Equality Act 2010 protects your child from discrimination at school. What counts as discrimination, and the steps to challenge it.
Between 90% and 98% of refusal-to-assess appeals are won by families. A refusal to assess isn't the end. Here's what to do next.
Around 60% of DLA cases that reach tribunal are decided in the family's favour. Here's what to do next.
