Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal appeal: Form SEND35
Use this form to appeal a local authority’s decision about a child or young person’s education, health and care (EHC) plan.
Applies to England
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Appeal online
You can also complete the SEND35 appeal online.
If you’re having trouble with the appeal process
If something is not working with the online appeal form, or you need guidance about how to apply, contact the SEND tribunal. They cannot give you legal advice.
Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal
Email: send@justice.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 303 5857
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Closed on bank holidays.
We Are Group - help to use the online appeal form
If you do not have access to the internet or do not feel confident using it, contact We Are Group. You may be eligible for a free appointment to help you access and use the online appeal form. They cannot give you legal advice.
We Are Group
Email: support@wearegroup.com
Telephone: 03300 160 051
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Closed on bank holidays.
Text FORM to 60777 and someone will call you back.
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Who can appeal
You can appeal a decision as a:
- parent, someone with parental responsibility, or someone who cares for a child
- young person aged 16 to 24 (or an advocate or ‘alternative person’ acting on their behalf)
There is more guidance on who can appeal a SEND tribunal decision within the form.
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Find out how HM Courts and Tribunals Service uses personal information you give when you fill in a form.
Open a document
You can download and open PDF documents on your device. Downloading enables more features to be used, such as printing.
Adobe Reader is a free to use PDF viewer. You can use this to view, fill in and print PDF documents. You do not need to sign up for a free trial.
Follow these steps:
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Download Adobe Reader for free.
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Right-click on the document link then select ‘Save link as’ or ‘Download linked file’.
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Save the form (in your ‘documents’ folder, for example).
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Open Adobe Reader and then select the saved form.
If the form still does not open, contact hmctsforms@justice.gov.uk.
If you need a printed version contact your local court.
Request accessible formats
You can request:
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a Braille version
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a large print version
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an easy read version
Request an accessible format by emailing hmctsforms@justice.gov.uk
Updates to this page
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Adding details about We Are Group
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New and improved paper SEND35 form.
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Adding a link to the new SEND35 online form.
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Updated the contact email address for HMCTS in the form
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Added revised Form SEND35 with GDPR information.
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Form updated 5.6.18
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First published.