Written questions by Wheeler.

How many parents or young people have taken (a) Salford and (b) Wigan to appeal at a tribunal against an Education, Care and Health Plan decision in each of the last five years; and what (i) number and (ii) proportion of those appeals were (A) determined in favour of the appellants, (B) determined in favour of the local authority, (C) withdrawn, (D) conceded before the hearing and (E) still awaiting a hearing.

Information about appeal outcomes to SEND is published at: Tribunals statistics quarterly: July to September 2024 - GOV.UK. Appeal outcomes are not broken down by Local Authority in the published data as requested in this PQ. These data are provided for academic years September to August as follows:Salford2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-24(A) Number and proportion of those appeals determined in favour of the appellants6 43%20 69%41 62%46 62%54 58%(B) Number and proportion of those appeals determined in favour of the local authority2 14%0 0%2 3%2 3%1 1%(C) Number and proportion of withdrawn appeals2 14%4 14%9 14%18 24%7 8%(D) Number and proportion of appeals conceded before the hearing2 14%5 17%10 15%2 3%14 15%(E) Number and proportion of appeals still awaiting a hearing0 0%0 0%2 3%2 3%15 16%Total number of appeals to the tribunal1429667493 Wigan2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-24(A) Number and proportion of those appeals determined in favour of the appellants1 50%5 28%4 22%10 50%13 34%(B) Number and proportion of those appeals determined in favour of the local authority1 50%1 6%0 0%1 5%0 0%(C) Number and proportion of withdrawn appeals0 0%3 17%5 28%4 20%5 13%(D) Number and proportion of appeals conceded before the hearing0 0%9 50%9 50%5 25%15 39%(E) Number and proportion of appeals still awaiting a hearing0 0%0 0%0 0%0 0%5 13%Total number of appeals to the tribunal218182038 1 - In addition to the categories requested appeals can be struck out. This is included in the total number of appeals.2 - (B) Is the total of cases where the appellant wins the majority of the appeal (i.e. the appellant may be successful in 2 out of the 3 sections they appeal against).3 - The information provided has been extracted from local management information.

What the average processing time was for applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme by people resident in (a) Salford and (b) Wigan in each of the last five years.

The majority of cases are decided within 12 months, although some more complicated cases can take significantly longer.The table below shows the average time for decisions to be made on applications* for criminal injuries compensation by people resident in Salford**.Decision dateAverage time to first decision2020447 days2021546 days2022504 days2023391 days2024473 daysThe table below shows the average time for decisions to be made on applications* for criminal injuries compensation by people resident in Wigan**.Decision dateAverage time to first decision2020332 days2021400 days2022329 days2023325 days2024390 days*The tables do not include archived bereavement applications because the address of the applicant is not retained. In most cases, applications are archived three years after the case has been closed.**The above tables include all awards where the applicant named Wigan or Salford as the town in their home address in their application.

With reference to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (a) how many people received awards and (b) what the value of those awards were in (i) Salford and (ii) Wigan in each of the last five years.

The table below provides the number of compensation awards paid in each of the last five calendar years to applicants living in Salford, and the value of those awards.Salford Calendar YearNumber of awards paidTotal value of those awards202035£194,060202118£108,830202242£332,287202333£565,719202441£296,010 The table below provides the number of compensation awards paid in each of the last five calendar years to applicants living in Wigan, and the value of those awards.Wigan Calendar YearNumber of awards paidTotal value of those awards202081£604,141202151£440,578202253£459,049202368£833,057202465£1,105,245*The tables do not include archived bereavement applications because the address of the applicant is not retained. In most cases, applications are archived three years after the case has been closed.**The above tables include all awards where the applicant named Wigan or Salford as the town in their home address in their application.