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Cheshire West and Chester Council
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107
appeals registered, 2024 (official DfE figure)
114
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.
Thinking about appealing, or partway through it? These are free, independent sources of advice — not run by this site, and not run by any council.
- Cheshire West and Chester Information, Advice, and Support Service — 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 7001.
- 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 — 79 (69.9%)
Contested, council lost — 20 (17.7%)
Contested, council won — 12 (10.6%)
Partially split — 2 (1.8%)
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 (114 appeals) — see how estimates work.
Freedom of Information responses
Cases defended: 2017 - 9, 2018 - 10 (1 ongoing), 2019 - 3 (6 ongoing). Cases won by LA: 2017 - 2, 2018 - 6, 2019 - 0. Legal costs: 'not quantified by the SEN team as the preparation and representation for tribunals is part of the team's core business.'
Caveat: 2019 figures likely undercount final totals since 6 of that year's cases were still ongoing at time of response.