Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCP)

Q1. For each of the last 5 academic years (2020/21 to 2024/25), please provide the number of:
(a) EHC needs assessment requests received
(b) EHC plans issued following assessment
(c) EHC plans issued within the 20-week statutory timescale (including any permissible extensions)
(d) EHC needs assessment requests refused If held, please also provide the longest number of weeks taken to issue an EHCP in each year.

Q2. For each of the last 5 academic years, please provide:
(a) Number of SENDIST tribunal appeals registered against the authority
(b) Number proceeding to a full hearing
(c) Number resolved before hearing
(d) Number decided in favour of the parent/carer

Q3. If recorded, what is the current average waiting time (in weeks) for an Educational Psychologist assessment? Please specify how the waiting time is measured.

Q4. As of the most recent available date:
(a) Number of overdue EHCP annual reviews
(b) Longest overdue annual review (in months)

Q5. For each of the last 5 academic years, what was the total spend on SEND home-to-school transport (including any contracted provision)?

Q6. For each of the last 5 academic years, please provide:
(a) High Needs Block DSG allocation
(b) Actual High Needs Block spend
(c) Resulting surplus or deficit

Q7. For each of the last 5 academic years, how many fixed-term exclusions were issued to pupils with an EHCP?

Q8. For each of the last 5 academic years, please provide:
(a) Number of SEND-related complaints received
(b) Number escalated to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
(c) Number upheld or partially upheld by the Ombudsman

Please provide the data in spreadsheet format where possible.

If these could be answered within the cost limit for the most recent available date (e.g. snapshot data), I would be grateful. If not, please confirm that the information is not held.

Q9. As of the most recent available date, how many children with an EHCP are awaiting a specialist school placement arranged by the authority? Of these, how many have been waiting more than 6 months?

Q10. For each of the last 5 academic years, how many children with an EHCP were placed in alternative provision? If recorded, please provide the number where this placement was due to a lack of suitable school place.

1a.
• 2020/2021 – 1,015
• 2021/2022 – 1,182
• 2022/2023 – 1,567
• 2023/2024 – 1,861
• 2024/2025 – 1,993

1b.
• 2020/2021 – 682
• 2021/2022 – 830
• 2022/2023 – 970
• 2023/2024 – 1,284
• 2024/2025 – 1,336

1c.
• 2020/2021 – 573
• 2021/2022 – 678
• 2022/2023 – 773
• 2023/2024 – 974
• 2024/2025 – 991

1d.
• 2020/2021 – 352
• 2021/2022 – 377
• 2022/2023 – 626
• 2023/2024 – 734
• 2024/2025 – 814

2a.
• 2020/2021 – 36
• 2021/2022 – 39
• 2022/2023 – 53
• 2023/2024 – 85
• 2024/2025 – 78

2b.
• 2020/2021 – 19
• 2021/2022 – 17
• 2022/2023 – 21
• 2023/2024 – 28
• 2024/2025 – 18

2c.
• 2020/2021 – 16
• 2021/2022 – 15
• 2022/2023 – 29
• 2023/2024 – 37
• 2024/2025 – 27

2d.
• 2020/2021 – 12
• 2021/2022 – 10
• 2022/2023 – 10
• 2023/2024 – 18
• 2024/2025 – eight

3. One week.

4a. 1,434.
4b. 46.

5. Please note, information is only held for financial years.
• 2022/2023 – £21,850,126.79
• 2023/2024 – £29,221,007.01
• 2024/2025 – £30,954,214.24
• 2025/2026 – £34,522,214.77
• 2026/2027 (from 01/04/2026 to date 06/07/2026) - £6,234,772.58

6. Please note, information is only held for financial years.
6a.
• 2021/2022 – £101,883,956
• 2022/2023 – £115,336,230
• 2023/2024 – £126,393,868
• 2024/2025 – £130,999,150
• 2025/2026 – £141,015,264

6b.
• 2021/2022 – £99,920,029
• 2022/2023 – £113,029,509
• 2023/2024 – £126,578,650
• 2024/2025 – £147,917,143
• 2025/2026 –£171,074,445

6c.
• 2021/2022 – £1,963,927 surplus
• 2022/2023 – £2,306,721 surplus
• 2023/2024 – £184,782 deficit
• 2024/2025 – £16,917,993 deficit
• 2025/2026 – £30,059,181 deficit

7.
• 2020/2021 – 584
• 2021/2022 – 910
• 2022/2023 – 1,298
• 2023/2024 – 1,991
• 2024/2025 – 2,129
 

8a.
• 2020/2021 – 62
• 2021/2022 – 82
• 2022/2023 – 104
• 2023/2024 – 99
• 2024/2025 – 132

8b. Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) does not require an authority to respond where the information is already reasonably accessible. The LGSCO publishes all its decisions on its website located here: https://www.lgo.org.uk/your-councils-performance/lincolnshire-county-council/statistics#complaints-upheld

8c. Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) does not require an authority to respond where the information is already reasonably accessible. The LGSCO publishes all its decisions on its website located here: https://www.lgo.org.uk/your-councils-performance/lincolnshire-county-council/statistics#complaints-upheld

9. Information is not held.

10. Information is not held.