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 .
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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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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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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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.