New applications, initial requests for an Educational Health and Care (ECH) plan made to the local authority - Find a freedom of information request

Request

1. How many new applications, initial requests, for an Educational Health and Care (ECH) plan were made to the local authority between :

 

1 April 2019 to 31st March 2020

1 April 2020 to 31st March 2021

1 April 2021 to 31st March 2022

1 April 2022 to 31st March 2023

1 April 2023 to 30th September 2024 (six months)

 

2. The number of new ECH plans issued by the local authority between:

 

1 April 2019 to 31st March 2020

1 April 2020 to 31st March 2021

1 April 2021 to 31st March 2022

1 April 2022 to 31st March 2023

1 April 2023 to 30th September 2024 (six months)

 

3. The amount of money spent by the local authority on implementing ECH plans between:

 

1 April 2019 to 31st March 2020

1 April 2020 to 31st March 2021

1 April 2021 to 31st March 2022

1 April 2022 to 31st March 2023

1 April 2023 to 30th September 2024 (six months)

Decision

1.

 

Year

Total Requests

2019-20

1420

2020-21

949

2021-22

1117

2022-23

1409

2023-24 (6 months)

796

 

 

2.

 

Year

New Plans Issued

2019-20

815

2020-21

1317

2021-22

748

2022-23

923

2023-24 (6 months)

600

 

 

3.

 

2019/2020

2020/2021

2021/2022

2022/2023

23/24 (Forecast)

£70,726,930

 

£82,300,900

 

£86,515,385

 

£96,473,194

 

£105,207,723

 

 

Reference number
8026901
Date request received
5 October 2023
Date of decision
30 October 2023