The First-Tier (Special Educational Needs and Disability) Tribunal is a specialist court hearing appeals made by parents or young people to local authority decisions about a child’s or young person’s special educational needs and disabilities.
The Tribunal can hear cases relating to the following matters:
- Refusal to Assess: the local authority has made a decision not to carry out an Education, Health and Care needs assessment.
- Refusal to Issue an Education, Health and Care Plan (“EHC Plan”): an assessment has been carried out, but the local authority refuses to provide an EHC Plan.
- The contents of the EHC Plan: there are disagreements with the description of needs in section B or the provision to meet those needs in section F of the EHC Plan.
- School placement: there is a disagreement about the placement that should be named in section I of the EHC Plan.
- Ceasing the EHC Plan: the local authority decides to stop the EHC Plan.
- Health and social care (extended appeals): the Tribunal has the power to make recommendations relating to health and social care.
At MJC Law, we have experts in proceedings before the Tribunal. We understand how challenging it can be to navigate the process and can advise you either if you are considering an appeal or you have already submitted an appeal. We can also represent you at the hearing but will always seek to resolve matters without a hearing if possible.
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