§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many appeals he has received under section 8(6) of the Education Act 1981 in the 12
Appeals under section 8(6) of the Education Act 1981 received during the period 1 April 1984 to 31 March 1985 LEA Number of appeals Statement confirmed Statement amended Not vet decided Buckinghamshire 1 — — 1 Croydon 1 — — 1 Cumbria 2 2 — — Devon 1 1 — — East Sussex 1 — — 1 Essex 1 1 — — Hereford and Worcester 1 — — 1 Humberside 1 — 1 — ILEA 1 — — 1 Kent 3 3 — — North Yorkshire 1 — — 1 Oxfordshire 1 — — 1 Richmond-upon-Thames 1 1 — — Stockport 1 — — 1 Suffolk 1 — — 1 Surrey 5 2 2 1 Wirral 1 — 1 — My right hon. Friend has issued no directions to cease to maintain a statement under section 8(7)(c) of the Act.
§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many appeals he has received under section 5(6) of the Education Act 1981 in the 12 months ended 31 March; if he will (a) list the local education authorities concerned and give the number of appeals against each authority, (b) state in how many instances he has upheld the decision of the local education authority and (c) state in how many instances he has directed the local education authority to reconsider its decision; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DunnThe information is as follows:
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Appeals under section 5(6) of the Education Act 1981 during the period 1 April 1984 to 31 March 1985 LEA Number of appeals LEA decision upheld Not yet decided Durham 1 — 1 East Sussex 5 5 — Essex 1 — 1 Hampshire 1 1 — Haringey 1 1 — Havering 1 1 — Humberside 1 1 — Kent 1 — 1 Oxfordshire 1 — — Richmond-upon-Thames 1 1 — Rotherham 1 1 — Solihull 1 — — months ended 31 March; if he will (a) list the local education authorities concerned and give the number of appeals against each authority and (b) state in how many instances he has (i) confirmed the special educational provision specified in the statement, (ii) amended the statement and (iii) directed the local education authority to cease to maintain a statement; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DunnThe information is as follows:
LEA Number of appeals LEA decision upheld Not yet decided Staffordshire 1 1 — Stockport 1 — 1 Surrey 2 2 — My right hon. Friend has issued no directions to local education authorities to reconsider their decisions not to approve a statement of special educational needs. In two instances, however (Oxfordshire and Solihull), the local education authority have agreed to reconsider their decision following informal discussions with the Department.