Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of EHC Needs Assessments received a decision within the 6-week timeframe each year between 2015/16 and 2025/25 in a) East Sussex b) England.

The department publishes information on education, health and care (EHC) plans annually in the ‘Education, Health and Care plans’ statistical publication, available at https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans. This includes national and local authority level information on EHC plan assessments and timeliness.

Information on the number of requests for an EHC needs assessment, and the outcome of that request, for the calendar years 2019 to 2025 is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/34256edd-1a1d-477d-e5e4-08df06afb6ab. Information for calendar years 2015 to 2018 is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/c0af4f58-3b40-4fa3-e5e3-08df06afb6ab.

Information on the number of EHC needs assessments carried out, and the outcome of that assessment, for the calendar years 2019 to 2025 is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/3054aae1-2c89-4b8e-2df7-08df07a6df71. Information for the calendar years 2015 to 2018 is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/0d31832c-7ea2-41d6-2df8-08df07a6df71.

Information on the percentage of requests for an EHC needs assessment which received a decision within the 6-week timeframe is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/647de06c-1d7f-49d7-e5e5-08df06afb6ab. Information is not available for years prior to 2023.

Information on the percentage of EHC plans which were issued within the 20-week timeframe for the calendar years 2019 to 2025 is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/6114aed1-9084-4656-e5e7-08df06afb6ab. Information for the years 2015 to 2018 is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/948597aa-2268-4c12-2dfa-08df07a6df71.