AQW 40643/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
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.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 16 February 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 16 February 2026
- Answer due by
- 3 March 2026
- Answered
- 3 March 202615 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
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 |