{"id":285164,"date":"2025-10-08T12:04:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T11:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-councils-fight-parents-over-special-educational-needs-but-lose-99-of-court-cases-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T12:04:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T11:04:58","slug":"why-councils-fight-parents-over-special-educational-needs-but-lose-99-of-court-cases-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-councils-fight-parents-over-special-educational-needs-but-lose-99-of-court-cases-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why councils fight parents over special educational needs but lose 99% of court cases  | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6S3q0WF-tJA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why councils fight parents over special educational needs but lose 99% of court cases  | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6S3q0WF-tJA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Terrifying&quot; and &quot;massively overwhelming&quot;. That&#8217;s how one mum described the prospect of taking her council to court to get the special educational needs support she thinks he needs.<\/p>\n<p>She also had to sell her car to fund the fight.<\/p>\n<p>In 99% of cases, councils lose. ITV Anglia&#8217;s Neil Barbour tells Lucy Watson why so many councils still face off with parents, at significant costs to them too.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy and Neil are also joined by Claire Rooney, the founder and CEO of EHCP.org.uk &#8211; a new platform, launching soon, to help parents through the process of applying for an Education, Health and Care Plan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&quot;Terrifying&quot; and &quot;massively overwhelming&quot;. 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