AQW 39020/22-27
Mr Nick Mathison
Alliance Party
Strangford
Tabled Date: 26/01/2026
Answered On Date: 03/02/2026
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any costs incurred by the Education Authority defending appeals heard by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal; and (ii) the number of these appeals that were successfully upheld, in each of the last five years.
Answer:
The Education Authority (EA) has advised that: The following counsel’s fees were incurred by EA in defending appeals heard by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDIST): Financial Year | Fees | 2020/21 | £5,418.00 | 2021/22 | £12,877.00 | 2022/23 | £9,510.00 | 2023/24 | £29,637.00 | 2024/25 | £43,891.50 |
Number of contested appeals successfully upheld by the Tribunal (i.e. EA lost): Financial Year | Appeals Upheld | 2020/21 | 13 | 2021/22 | 22 | 2022/23 | 15 | 2023/24 | 11 | 2024/25 | 38 |
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