AQW 51383/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of cases that went to the Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Service; and (ii) the number of these cases that proceeded to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal, in the last three academic years.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 9 September 2026
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 9 September 2026
- Answer due by
- 24 September 2026
- Answered
- 30 September 202621 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Education Authority (EA) has advised:
the number of cases referred to the Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Service in each of the last three academic years was:
2023-2024: 210
2024-2025: 225
2025-2026: 226
(ii)this information is not readily available with a manual review of individual case records required to identify this information.