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Special Educational Needs: Tribunals

Asked by Dr Roz SavageLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 24 November 2025UIN 89181

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on SEND tribunal appeals in the last 12 months.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The department paid His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service £13.471 million in 2024/25 to cover the operational costs of the SEND Tribunal, including administration, estates and salaries, for special educational needs appeals for children and young people aged 5 to 16.

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