Data set from Education, health and care plans

Initial requests, assessments, discontinued plans, 20 week timeliness, mainstream to special transfers, mediation and tribunals

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Published 13 June 2024

Last updated 13 June 2024

Data on initial requests for assessment, assessments for an EHC plan, discontinued plans, 20 week timeliness and mediation and tribunals.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Education, health and care plans
• Release: Reporting year 2024
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Assessments withdrawn
  • Decision on whether to issue a plan was the subject of an appeal to tribunal
  • decision to assess was referred for mediation
• Time period: 2014 to 2023

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	new_la_code	old_la_code	la_name	ass_nodecision	ass_nodecision_ehc	ass_none	ass_none_ehc	ass_none_ehc_pc	ass_refused	ass_refused_ehc	ass_refused_ehc_pc	assessment_mediation	assessment_tribunal	assessment_w	assessments	direct_pay_education	direct_pay_health	direct_pay_integrated	direct_pay_socialcare	discontinued_abroad	discontinued_age	discontinued_deceased	discontinued_employment	discontinued_unknown	discontinued_engage	discontinued_he	discontinued_lea	discontinued_lea_ehc	discontinued_lea_noncomp	discontinued_left	discontinued_left_ehc	discontinued_met	discontinued_met_ehc	discontinued_met_noncomp	discontinued_other	discontinued_other_ehc	discontinued_other_noncomp	discontinued_total	inc_exc_20week_ehc	inc_exc_20week_rate	inc_exc_26week	inreq_ehc	inreq_ehc_a	inreq_ehc_w	inreq_ehc_y	inreq_rya_ehc	mainstream_to_home	mainstream_to_home_ehc	mainstream_to_special	mainstream_to_special_ehc	new_all_ehc	new_all_ehc_ass_none_ehc_sum	new_all_ehc_pc	no_exc_20week_ehc	no_exc_20week_rate	no_exc_26week	org_arrangements	other_mediation	other_tribunal	total_tribunal	personal_budgets	request_mediation	request_tribunal	special_to_home	special_to_home_ehc	special_to_mainstream	special_to_mainstream_ehc	statements_no_ehc	statements_to_ehc	tot_inc_exc	tot_inc_exc_ehc	tot_no_exc	tot_no_exc_ehc	total_mediation	total_tribunal_followed_mediation	total_tribunal_pc
2014	Calendar year	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E08000034	382	Kirklees	220	87	0	0	0	100	45	z	z	z	z	z	0	0	0	0	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	2	z	z	204	z	3	z	z	0	z	z	z	6	85.7	163	z	z	z	z	z	2	z	51	z	7	7	100	6	85.7	95	0	z	z	z	0	z	z	1	z	1	z	0	1	182	7	114	7	0	0	z
2014	Calendar year	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E08000035	383	Leeds	0	17	0	0	0	65	50	z	z	z	z	z	0	0	1	0	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	42	z	z	133	z	8	z	z	0	z	z	z	3	100	98	z	z	z	z	z	6	z	429	z	3	3	100	3	100	98	0	z	z	z	1	z	z	1	z	13	z	0	6	309	3	211	3	0	0	z
2014	Calendar year	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	E08000036	384	Wakefield	0	11	3	0	z	6	2	z	z	z	z	z	0	0	0	0	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	24	z	z	113	z	33	z	z	0	z	z	z	0	z	181	z	z	z	z	z	1	z	10	z	0	0	z	0	z	181	0	z	z	z	0	z	z	1	z	5	z	14	33	185	0	181	0	0	0	z
2014	Calendar year	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East	E10000002	825	Buckinghamshire	0	80	2	3	30	48	20	z	z	z	z	z	0	0	0	0	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	23	z	z	200	z	6	z	z	7	z	z	z	7	100	218	z	z	z	z	z	5	z	101	z	7	10	70	7	100	148	0	z	z	z	0	z	z	2	z	8	z	0	0	235	7	158	7	0	0	z
2014	Calendar year	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000006	East of England	E10000003	873	Cambridgeshire	48	154	11	0	z	229	54	z	z	z	z	z	0	0	0	0	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	49	z	z	304	z	37	z	z	11	z	z	z	0	z	366	z	z	z	z	z	5	z	112	z	0	0	z	0	z	300	0	z	z	z	0	z	z	0	z	10	z	0	0	369	0	300	0	0	0	z

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 73 variables

Variable name	Variable description
ass_nodecision	Number of children and young people assessed who are still being assessed or where assessment has been completed but no decision taken for a statement of SEN
ass_nodecision_ehc	Number of children and young people assessed who are still being assessed or where assessment has been completed but no decision taken for an EHC plan
ass_none	Number of children and young people assessed for whom it was decided not to issue a statement of SEN
ass_none_ehc	Number of children and young people assessed for whom it was decided not to issue an EHC plan
ass_none_ehc_pc	Percentage of children and young people assessed during the calendar year for whom it was decided not to issue an EHC plan

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Footnotes

1. From 2023, the data collection changed from aggregated figures at local authority level, to a person level collection. This has been a major change in approach and as such care should be taken with comparisons across this period. Further detail on the change is provided in the publication and supporting methodology.
2. Data on ceased plans changed from 2023 to include a more comprehensive set of reasons for plans ending. Data was collected for all plans that ended. Prior to 2023, data on ceased plans only covered children of compulsory school age and care should be taken when comparing across this period.
3. Data on movements between different setting types is not yet available for the 2022 calendar year. This is expected to be added to the latest publication in a future update.
4. Timeliness figures are based on assessments completed within the calendar year where no mediation or tribunal has taken place.
5. This data item has been marginally impacted by reporting issues in some local authorities – please see the methodology for further information.

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