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All EHC Assessment Carer Support Chasing & Escalation Appeals School Complaints EHC Plans LA Complaints Records & Evidence Health & CAMHS
EHC Assessment Request an EHC Needs Assessment Ask your Local Authority to carry out a statutory Education, Health and Care needs assessment for your child.
View & copy Carer Support Request a Parent Carer Needs Assessment Formally ask your council for your own statutory assessment of your needs as a parent carer.
View & copy Carer Support Request a Young Carer's Needs Assessment Ask your council to assess a sibling under 18 who helps care for their disabled brother or sister.
View & copy Chasing & Escalation Follow-up / chaser — no response received Chase the council when they haven't responded to your original request within the deadline.
View & copy Chasing & Escalation Follow-up — Parent Carer Needs Assessment (no reply in 14 days) Chase a Parent Carer Needs Assessment request the council hasn't acted on.
View & copy Appeals Appeal a Refusal to Assess (Tribunal) Appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (SEND) when the LA refuses to carry out an EHC needs assessment.
View & copy School Complaints Complaint to School about SEN Support Raise concerns with the school when SEN Support is not being delivered as it should be.
View & copy EHC Plans Request an (Early) Annual Review Ask the LA or school to hold an annual review, or an early review if your child's needs have changed.
View & copy School Complaints Request Reasonable Adjustments (Equality Act) Ask a school or setting to make reasonable adjustments for your disabled child.
View & copy LA Complaints Complaint about EHC Plan Delays Complain to the LA when statutory EHC timescales (e.g. the 20-week deadline) are missed.
View & copy LA Complaints Complaint to the Ombudsman (LGSCO) Escalate to the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman after the LA complaints process is exhausted.
View & copy Records & Evidence Subject Access Request (School/LA Records) Request copies of all records the school or LA holds about your child.
View & copy Health & CAMHS Request a CAMHS Referral (via GP) Ask your GP to refer your child to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
View & copy EHC Plans Disagree with Draft EHC Plan Content Respond to a draft EHC plan to request changes to the provision or named school.
View & copy Appeals Request SEND Mediation Ask for mediation before appealing an EHC decision to the Tribunal.
View & copy Records & Evidence Request SEND Home-to-School Transport Apply for or challenge a decision about home-to-school transport for a child with SEND.
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