Question follow-through · 123422

Tribunals: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of trends in SEND Tribunal outcomes since December 2024; and whether any changes in guidance or instructions have been issued to Tribunal judges regarding the conside

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
24 Mar 2026
Target answer date
26 Mar 2026
Answer
30 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of trends in SEND Tribunal outcomes since December 2024; and whether any changes in guidance or instructions have been issued to Tribunal judges regarding the conside

  2. 26 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Justice publishes trends in SEND Tribunal outcomes through quarterly published tribunal statistics. A link to the statistics can be found here: Tribunal Statistics Quarterly: July to September 2025 - GOV.UKThe Department and Ministers do n...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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