AQW 40643/22-27


Mr Nick Mathison
Alliance Party
Strangford


Tabled Date: 16/02/2026
Answered On Date: 03/03/2026
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 39020/22-27, to detail the number of appeals heard by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal, in each of the last five years.


Answer:
The Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDIST) has provided the following information on the number of appeal hearings held for each of the last five financial years:
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
2025/26(01/04/25- 25/02/26)
38
34
24
54
46