Expedited SEND tribunal

[Starlightstargazer]

Hi, does anyone know how likely it is to be offered an expedited SEND tribunal? How expedited is expedited also?!
i think the wait for usual tribunal is a year now?

[Headfirstintothewild]

How likely an expedited hearing is agreed depends on the circumstances. For example, is it a phase transfer appeal, is DC out of full time school, is DC at risk of PEX? How expedited also depends. It could be somewhere between 4-8 months. It will still be months wait but not a year.

[Starlightstargazer]

Thanks so much for being so generous with your time @Headfirstintothewild . She’s been out of school for 6 months, supposed to be going into GCSE years. Months is better than a year. Hope we won’t lose her offer of a place at specialist indie in the meantime

[Headfirstintothewild]

You have to seek the LA’s view, you don’t necessarily need them to agree. SENDIST may well still agree to expedite the hearing even if the LA objects.