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Cheshire East Council
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140
appeals registered, 2024 (official DfE figure)
118
appeals registered, 2025 (official DfE figure)
Data available. At least one Freedom of Information response gives real, extractable figures on tribunal appeals or outcomes for this council.
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- Cheshire East Information, Advice, and Support — this council's own free SEND information, advice and support service. Every council is legally required to fund one, at arm's length from itself · 0300 123 5166 - Answerphone mostly. Calls returned within 5 working days.
- IPSEA — Free, independent legal advice on SEN law — including EHC plans and tribunal appeals.
- SOS!SEN — Free helpline and 1:1 advice specifically on preparing a SEND tribunal appeal.
- Coram Children's Legal Centre — Free education law advice line, including SEN appeals and EHC plan reviews.
- GOV.UK: appeal an EHC plan decision — The official government guide to the appeals process itself — who can appeal, mediation, costs.
Estimated outcome breakdown
Estimated, not reported
Resolved before hearing — 82 (69.5%)
Contested, council lost — 21 (17.8%)
Contested, council won — 13 (11%)
Partially split — 2 (1.7%)
This council's own answer doesn't give a usable outcome breakdown. This estimate applies the pooled outcome rate from other North West councils with real reported figures to this council's own real, officially-published appeal volume for 2025 (118 appeals) — see how estimates work.
Freedom of Information responses
Response dated 20 February 2020, ref 7423621. Table headed Year / Number of Cases / Withdrawn / In favour of LA: 2017 -- 42 cases, 11 withdrawn, 'Less than 5' in favour of LA. 2018 -- 24 cases, 5 withdrawn, 'Less than 5' in favour of LA. 2019 -- 23 cases, 'Less than 5' withdrawn, in-favour-of-LA cell blank. Legal costs: 'Costs for Tribunal Manager for 2019-20: £27,358. Costs for Tribunal Manager for 2018-19: £31,466.'
Caveat: Exact counts for 'in favour of LA' in 2017 and 2018 are redacted as 'Less than 5' rather than precise figures; the 2019 'in favour of LA' cell is simply blank in the table (not marked as redacted or zero -- genuinely absent from the document as supplied).