What happens after an EHC needs assessment request has been made?
Week 0 – The process begins when the Local Authority (LA) received a request for assessment of a child /young person or the child /young person is ...
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November 10, 2025
Week 0 – The process begins when the Local Authority (LA) received a request for assessment of a child /young person or the child /young person is ...
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January 13, 2025
The Annual Review meeting of a child or young person's EHCP will normally include the following: The views of everyone attending the meeting or involved ...
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January 10, 2025
The SEND Tribunal looks at the evidence put before it and decides whether the Local Authority (LA) decision followed the law and the SEND Code ...
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January 13, 2025
This is one of the three legal tests that may apply when naming a school on an EHCP. This legal test requires consideration of the ...
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August 26, 2023
Mediation is not compulsory. But, before bringing an appeal to the SEND Tribunal, you must have contacted the mediation service and received a certificate to prove that ...
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January 13, 2025
If you want to complain about an NHS service such as a hospital, GP or dentist, ask the service for a copy of their complaint's ...
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2025
To be able to appeal, you must be: a parent. In education law ‘parent’ means you are either a birth parent, have acquired parental responsibility ...
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November 10, 2025
The Local Authority (LA) must make a decision and let you know their decision within 6 weeks of receiving the request for an Education, Health ...
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After the Annual review meeting of a child or young person's EHCP, the school or college prepares a report summarising the results of the review ...
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January 13, 2025
Disagreement resolution is a voluntary process that can only take place if all parties agree. It is available to parents of all children and young people ...
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