Unhappy with an Education, Health and Care Plan decision

The local authority may decide that the evidence does not support a statutory needs assessment and that the child’s needs should be met through school-based Special Educational Needs (SEN) Support.

In these situations, the local authority will explain the reasons to the parent and to the education setting. They will set out what they should do next to continue to meet the child’s needs.

The local authority will also set out the rights of appeal.

If parent carers, and young people over the age of 16 if they can make their own decision, disagree with this decision, they first must consider mediation and have a right of appeal through The Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal.