Education, health and care plans
Reporting year 2020

Data files

SEN2 Age Caseload

Filename: sen2_age_caseload.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2010 to 2020

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name       |  Variable description
------------------  |  -------------------------------------------
characteristic_age  |  Age group - Filter by age group
Total_all           |  Number of statements and EHC plans combined
Total_ehc           |  Number of EHC plans
Total_st            |  Number of statements


SEN2 Age New Plans

Filename: sen2_age_new_plans.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2009 to 2019

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name       |  Variable description
------------------  |  -----------------------------------------------
characteristic_age  |  Age group - Filter by age group
Total_new_all       |  Number of new statements and EHC plans combined
Total_new_ehc       |  Number of new EHC plans
Total_new_st        |  Number of new statements


SEN2 Estab New Plans

Filename: sen2_estab_new_plans.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2016 to 2019

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name        |  Variable description
-------------------  |  -----------------------------------------------------------
establishment_group  |  Establishment group - Filter by type of establishment group
establishment_type   |  Establishment type - Filter by type of establishment
Total_new_all        |  Number of new statements and EHC plans combined
Total_new_ehc        |  Number of new EHC plans
Total_new_st         |  Number of new statements


SEN2 Establishment type Caseload

Filename: sen2_estab_caseload.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2017 to 2020

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name        |  Variable description
-------------------  |  -----------------------------------------------------------
establishment_group  |  Establishment group - Filter by type of establishment group
establishment_type   |  Establishment type - Filter by type of establishment
Total_all            |  Number of statements and EHC plans combined
Total_ehc            |  Number of EHC plans
Total_st             |  Number of statements


SEN2 MI

Filename: sen2_mi.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2014 to 2019

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name        |  Variable description
-------------------  |  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assnodecision        |  Number of children and young people assessed who are still being assessed or where assessment has been completed but no decision taken for a statement of SEN
AssnodecisionEHC     |  Number of children and young people assessed who are still being assessed or where assessment has been completed but no decision taken for an EHC plan.
Assnone              |  Number of children and young people assessed for whom it was decided not to issue a statement of SEN
AssnoneEHC           |  Number of children and young people assessed for whom it was decided not to issue an EHC plan
AssRefused           |  Number of initial requests for assessment for a statement of SEN that were refused.
AssRefusedEHC        |  Number of initial requests for assessment for an EHC plan that were refused.
DirectPayEducation   |  Number of personal budgets in place that have direct payment for education
DirectPayHealth      |  Number of personal budgets in place that have direct payment for health
DirectPayIntegrated  |  Number of personal budgets in place that have direct payment for an integrated payment
DirectPaySocialCare  |  Number of personal budgets in place that have direct payment for social care
Dislea               |  Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN discontinued as transferred to another LA
DisleaEHC            |  Number of children and young people with an EHC plan discontinued as transferred to another LA
Disleft              |  Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN discontinued because pupils have left school at the end of compulsory schooling or after
DisleftEHC           |  Number of children and young people with an EHC plan discontinued because pupils have left school at the end of compulsory schooling or after
Dismet               |  Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN discontinued as special needs being met without an EHC plan
DismetEHC            |  Number of children and young people with an EHC plan discontinued as special needs being met without an EHC plan
Disoth               |  Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN discontinued for other reasons
DisothEHC            |  Number of children and young people with an EHC plan discontinued for other reasons
IncExc20weekEHC      |  Timeliness - Number of EHC plans including exceptions issued within 20 weeks
IncExc20weekRate     |  Timeliness - Rate of EHC plans including exceptions issued within 20 weeks
IncExc26week         |  Timeliness - Number of new statements including exceptions issued within 26 weeks
InreqEHC             |  Number of initial requests for an EHC plan
InreqryaEHC          |  Number of initial requests for an EHC plan when detained in youth accomodation
MtoPar               |  Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN who were taken out of school by their parents to be home educated from mainstream settings
MtoParEHC            |  Number of children and young people with an EHC plan who were taken out of school by their parents to be home educated from mainstream settings
Mtosi                |  Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN who transferred from mainstream to special settings
MtosiEHC             |  Number of children and young people with an EHC plan who transferred from mainstream to special settings
NewEHCMediation      |  Number of mediation cases that have been held
NewEHCTribunal       |  Number of mediation cases that have been held which were followed by appeals to the Tribunal
NoExc20weekEHC       |  Timeliness - Number of EHC plans excluding exceptions issued within 20 weeks
NoExc20weekRate      |  Timeliness - Rate of EHC plans excluding exceptions issued within 20 weeks
NoExc26week          |  Timeliness - Number of new statements excluding exceptions issued within 26 weeks
OrgArrangements      |  Number of personal budgets in place that have organised arrangements
PersonalBudgets      |  Number of personal budgets in place for all EHC plans
Sitom                |  Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN who transferred from special to mainstream settings
SitomEHC             |  Number of children and young people with an EHC plan who transferred from special to mainstream settings
SitoPar              |  Number of children and young people with a statement of SEN who were taken out of school by their parents to be home educated from special settings
SitoParEHC           |  Number of children and young people with an EHC plan who were taken out of school by their parents to be home educated from special settings
StatementstoEHC      |  Number of children and young people with statements who were issued with an EHC plan
StatementstoNoEHC    |  Number of children and young people with statements who were assessed for an EHC plan and a decision not to issue an EHC plan made
TotIncExc            |  Timeliness - Number of new statements including exceptions
TotIncExcEHC         |  Timeliness - Number of EHC plans including exceptions
TotNoExc             |  Timeliness - Number of new statements excluding exceptions
TotNoExcEHC          |  Timeliness - Number of EHC plans excluding exceptions


SEN2 Residential settings, Work based placement and medical officer data

Filename: sen2_wbp_residential_dmo.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2017 to 2020

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name      |  Variable description
-----------------  |  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DCO                |  Designated clinical officer in place (Yes/No/Recruiting)
DMO                |  Designated medical officer in place (Yes/No/Recruiting)
DMODCOFunction     |  Person performing role of designated medical/clinical officer in place (Yes/No/Recruiting)
MApprenEHC         |  Number of young people enrolled on an apprenticeship
Mres38week05       |  Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age under 5
Mres38week05EHC    |  Children and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age under 5
Mres38week1115     |  Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age 11 to 15
Mres38week1115EHC  |  Children and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age 11 to 15
Mres38week1619     |  Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age 16 to 19
Mres38week1619EHC  |  Children and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age 16 to 19
Mres38week2025EHC  |  Children and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age 20 to 25
Mres38week510      |  Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age 5 to 10
Mres38week510EHC   |  Children and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age 5 to 10
Mres52week05       |  Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age under 5
Mres52week05EHC    |  Children and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age under 5
Mres52week1115     |  Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age 11 to 15
Mres52week1115EHC  |  Children and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age 11 to 15
Mres52week1619     |  Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age 16 to 19
Mres52week1619EHC  |  Children and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age 16 to 19
Mres52week2025EHC  |  Children and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age 20 to 25
Mres52week510      |  Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age 5 to 10
Mres52week510EHC   |  Children and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age 5 to 10
MSuppIntEHC        |  Number of young people enrolled on a supported internship
MTrainEHC          |  Number of young people enrolled on a traineeship
TotMres38week      |  Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, Total
TotMres38weekEHC   |  Children and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, Total
TotMres52week      |  Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 52 weeks, Total
TotMres52weekEHC   |  Children and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 52 weeks, Total
