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Halton Borough Council
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33
appeals registered, 2024 (official DfE figure)
41
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.
- Halton SENDIAS 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 · 0151 511 7733 (answer machine service, calls returned within 3 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 — 29 (70.7%)
Contested, council lost — 7 (17.1%)
Contested, council won — 4 (9.8%)
Partially split — 1 (2.4%)
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 (41 appeals) — see how estimates work.
Freedom of Information responses
Single combined answer to the three-part question (cases defended / cases won / legal costs spent, for 2017, 2018 and 2019): '2017 - 0 cases defended. 2018 - 3 cases defended, 1 in favour of LA, legal costs £1000. 2019 - 3 cased [sic] defended, 2 in favour of LA, legal costs £2000.'
Caveat: Council answered all three sub-questions (defended/won/costs) as one combined block per year rather than as separate itemised figures; 'in favour of LA' is used as the council's term for 'won'.