Freedom of information response
SEND Tribunal Appeals
Please send me all available details relating to the following questions in regards to children’s social services at your local authorities OR all local authorities relevant to your organisation:
• How much has your local authority spent appealing special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) tribunals over the last five years (2017 – 2022)? Please give your answer on a year-on-year basis.
• How many SEND tribunals has your local authority appealed over the last five years (2017 – 2022)? Please give your answer on a year on year basis.
• What percentage of appeals against SEND tribunal decisions lodged by the council were successful for each of the past five years? Please give your answer on a year on year basis.
Please send me all available details relating to the following questions in regards to children’s social services at your local authorities OR all local authorities relevant to your organisation:
• Does your local authority offer a welcome payment for new social workers? Y/N
• How much does your local authority offer as a welcome payment to new social workers?
• If your local authority offers a welcome payment, if this paid as a one-off sum or over a number of years?
• Does your local authority’s welcome payment only apply to social workers above a specific level or recruited to a specific team? If yes, please specify
• When did your local authority introduce welcome payments for social workers?
Please send me all available details relating to the following questions in regards to children’s social services at your local authorities OR all local authorities relevant to your organisation:
- How much has your local authority spent appealing special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) tribunals over the last five years (2017 – 2022)? Please give your answer on a year-on-year basis.
2018 - £2842.56
2019 - £4153.99
2021 - £7837.17
2022 - £12254.56
2023 - £5117.46
Total - £32,205.74
- How many SEND tribunals has your local authority appealed over the last five years (2017 – 2022)? Please give your answer on a year on year basis.
2017: Nil
2018: Nil
2019: Nil
2020: Nil
2021: Nil
2022: Nil
- What percentage of appeals against SEND tribunal decisions lodged by the council were successful for each of the past five years? Please give your answer on a year on year basis.
2017: Nil
2018: Nil
2019: Nil
2020: Nil
2021: Nil
2022: Nil
Please send me all available details relating to the following questions in regards to children’s social services at your local authorities OR all local authorities relevant to your organisation:
• Does your local authority offer a welcome payment for new social workers? No
• How much does your local authority offer as a welcome payment to new social workers? N/A
• If your local authority offers a welcome payment, if this paid as a one-off sum or over a number of years? N/A
• Does your local authority’s welcome payment only apply to social workers above a specific level or recruited to a specific team? If yes, please specify N/A
• When did your local authority introduce welcome payments for social workers? N/A
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