Parents have rights of appeal against certain decisions relating to the allocation of places, special education provision, exclusion from school and transport..

An appeals procedure is laid down by law so that disagreements between a taxpayer and the Inland Revenue can be settled by an independent tribunal. There is usually a given right of appeal against an Inland Revenue decision. The appeal must be made within 30 days of the assessment or amendment, although late appeals may be accepted, and the grounds for the appeal must be stated. If there is no agreement, the appeal is usually heard by the General Commissioners, although some are heard by the Special Commissioners.

There is usually a given right of appeal against a decision given by H M Revenue & Customs. The new system of Revenue enquiries means most appeals are now against amendments made to Self Assessments. The appeal must be made within 30 days of the assessment or amendment, although late appeals may be accepted, and the grounds for the appeal must be stated. If there is no agreement, the appeal is usually heard by the General Commissioners, although some are heard by the Special Commissioners.

All local authorities use admission criteria when admitting pupils to schools. Parents can, however, lodge an appeal against pupil admission decisions. If their appeal is upheld, then the actual pupil numbers in some schools may exceed those planned.