Before the Annual Review meeting of a child or young person’s EHCP, head teacher or principle of your child or young person’s school or Local Authority (LA)(if your child or young person is not in a school) must ask for written reports from: 

• You – providing your child is under the age of 16 or your young person is age 16 or over and has requested for you to be invited or involved – parent’s/carer’s views are very important
• Your child or young person
• Your child’s teachers
• All others invited to the review meeting.

Please be aware that there is no legal requirement for you to be invited or involved if your young person is aged 16 or over unless they have asked for you to be invited or involved. This is because the Children and Families Act 2014, parental rights under the law in relation to the young person’s education automatically pass to the young person once they reach the end of compulsory school age, being the last Friday of June in the year the child turns 16.

The head teacher, or SENDO acting on behalf of the head teacher, or LA must then:

• Send copies of the written reports to all those invited to the review meeting at least 2 weeks before it takes place.
• Invite further views, including comments from those who are unable to attend the meeting.
• If there is anyone else you feel should contribute (i.e. private therapists involved in child’s care) their reports can be included even if they are not invited or cannot attend the review.