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Special Educational Needs

Volume 174: debated on Monday 18 June 1990

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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many appeals were received under section 8(6) of the Education Act 1981 by each local education authority; and what were the decisions taken by the appeals tribunal for each of the years from April 1983.

Appeals under section 8(6) of the Education Act 1981 are made directly to my right hon. Friend. Appeals to local appeal committees are made under section 8(2) of the 1981 Act. Information concerning the number and outcome of such appeals is not collected centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many appeals were received under section 5(6) of the Education Act 1981 by each local education authority; and what were the decisions taken by the appeals tribunal for each of the years from April 1983.

Appeals under section 5(6) of the Education Act 1981 are made directly to my right hon. Friend. Since April 1983 he has received 164 such appeals. The following table lists by year the number of such appeals and the number of appeals under section 5(6) which resulted in my right hon. Friend directing the LEA to reconsider its decision not to make a statement of special educational needs.

YearAppeals receivedLEA directed to reconsider
198330
1984190
1985191
1986213
1987316
1988173
1989127
There are 42 such appeals upon which my right hon. Friend has yet to reach a decision.