Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) - Find a freedom of information request

The following is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am requesting:


1) As of 31/12/2020, how many young people had Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)?

2) As of 31/12/2021, how many young people had Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)?

3) As of 31/12/2021, how many young people with an EHCP were placed in provision in the boundaries of a different local authority?

4) In reference to the figure provided in response to question (3), please break the figure down by local authority

5) As of 31/12/2021, how many young people in receipt of SEND transport funded by the local authority were taken to their education setting on their own (i.e. they are the only young person) in a taxis

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. As of 31/12/2020, 6200 young people had Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP’s)

2. As of 31/12/2021, 6508 young people had Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)

3. As of 31/12/2021, 84 young people with an EHCP were placed in provision in the boundaries of a different local authority.

4. Local Authority Count of Person _

Leicester City Council (Duplicate) 1

Barking & Dagenham 1

Bournemouth Borough Council 1

Bradford 2

Bradford Childrens Services 1

Calderdale 1

Cambridgeshire County Council 7

Coventry 1

Croydon 1

Derby City Childrens Soc. Care 2

Derby City Council 2

Derbyshire County Council 2

Doncaster 1

Doncaster Children's Services Trust 1

Essex 1

Herefordshire 1

Hertfordshire County Council 1

Hull City Council 1

Kent County Council: Social Services 2

Lambeth 1

Leicestershire County Council 1

Leicestershire Social Services 1

Manchester 1

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 1

Norfolk County Council 5

North East Lincolnshire 1

North East Lincs Council 13

Northamptonshire 1

Nottinghamshire County Council 4

Oldham 1

Peterborough City Council 7

Peterborough County Council 1

Rotherham 1

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 3

Rutland County Council 1

Sandwell Childrens Services 1

Sheffield 1

Southampton City Council 1

Southend-On-Sea Borough Coun. 1

Southwark 1

Staffordshire 1

Suffolk 1

Surrey County Council 1

Tameside 2

Wakefield 1

Grand Total 84 

5.As at 31/12/2021 – 113 SEND pupils have the attribute of “Travel Alone