As at May 2022, the Tribunal is facing an unprecedented backlog and will be prioritising cases which involve a phase transfer and/or where the child/young person is out of education. Make sure to notify the Tribunal if your appeal involves either of these scenarios.

You should include this in your SEND35 appeal form, and it would also be helpful to make it clear within the subject line of the email in which you submit your appeal form. Other cases will most likely be adjourned until October/November 2022.

If you have other exceptional circumstances that require an urgent hearing, then also make this clear in your appeal form.