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South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
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56
appeals registered, 2024 (official DfE figure)
67
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.
- South Tyneside Special Educational Needs and Disabilities 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 · 0191 424 6345.
- 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.
Structured outcome breakdown
Structured breakdown — 2021 (by year appeal was registered)
real, from FOI response
Resolved before hearing — 0 (0%)
Contested, council lost — 0 (0%)
Contested, council won — 1 (50%)
Partially split — 1 (50%)
1 appeal fully in favour of council; 1 further appeal partly in favour of council. Only in-favour outcomes given (see 2019 note).
Freedom of Information responses
Awaiting classification
'There were 195 appeals received by the Council in the requested timeframe' (1 Jan 2019 - 1 Oct 2024). Data by calendar year of registration, found in favour of council: 2019 - 6 appeals heard and found in favour of the Council. 2020 - 8 appeals heard and found in favour of the Council. 2021 - 1 appeal heard and found in favour of the Council; 1 appeal heard and found partly in favour of the Council. 2022 - 1 appeal heard and found in favour of the Council. 2023 - 3 appeals heard and found in favour of the Council; 1 appeal heard and found partly in favour of the Council. 2024 - 0 appeals heard and found entirely in favour of the Council; 1 appeal heard and found partly in favour of the Council; 14 appeals yet to reach hearing stage and 1 appeal awaiting issue of Tribunal decision. SEND provision and external legal advisor (barrister) spend also given by financial year 2018/19-2024/25.
Caveat: Data is organised by the calendar year the appeal was REGISTERED with the Tribunal, not the year it was decided — the council explicitly notes the final hearing may have taken place in a subsequent year. Several 2024-registered appeals were still pending hearing/decision as of the response date.
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