August 21, 2023
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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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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January 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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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 a comparison of costs ...
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August 27, 2023
You will be informed in writing if the Local Authority (LA) decide that it is not necessary to carry out an Education, Health and Care ...
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January 13, 2025
This is when the claimant is treated worse / less favourably than someone else because they have a disability. Therefore, they have to be able ...
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January 13, 2025
Mediation is similar to, but slightly different from, disagreement resolution. It is where an independent mediator, separate from the council, tries to help parties to ...
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January 8, 2025
This video has been created by local Children and Young People. This is one of a series of 3 videos to help children, young people ...
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August 21, 2023
If the Local Authority (LA) decides to carry out an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment they will allocate a SEND Officer, who will be ...
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What can you appeal? You can bring an appeal to the SEND Tribunal if the Local Authority: refuses to carry out an EHC needs assessment or ...
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