The number of parents launching tribunal appeals over local authority refusals to provide SEND support for their child has risen by nearly a quarter in a year to another record high.
And 98.3 per cent of parents won appeals that made it to a hearing – the highest since records started in 2011-12.
Data published by the Ministry of Justice today shows 13,658 appeals were registered in the 2022-23 academic year.
This is a rise of 23.5 per cent from 2021-22, when registered appeals topped 10,000 for the first time, at 11,052.
