Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many parents in each local authority area have taken Local Education Authorities (LEA) to appeal at a tribunal against an Education, Care and Health Plan decision in each of the last five years; and what proportion of those appeals were determined in favour of the (a) parents and (b) LEA.

Due to the volume of data required to answer the question in respect of appeals against special education needs decisions made by local authorities, the information is attached as an annex to this answer.