Children and young people services

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Submit a request for an education and health care plan (EHCP) assessment and find out what happens next.

Request an assessment of your child's needs

You can ask us to carry out an assessment if you think your child needs an EHCP. You will need to log in or register for an account.

Already submitted a request for assessment?

We will be in touch with you by email within six weeks of submitting your request for assessment. If the decision is to continue with the assessment, you'll be asked to provide additional information. You can view your form submissions here.

Timescales of the request for assessment

As soon as we receive the assessment request, we have twenty weeks to complete the process, which may or may not result in the issue of an education, health and care plan. The timescales are as follows:

• By week six - we make a decision on whether or not to continue with the assessment, based on the information submitted by parents / carers and by the education provider.


• By week 12 - all the evidence is submitted, including the opinions of parents / carers.


• By week 16 - we study the evidence and make the decision of whether or not to issue an education health and care plan. We inform parents of this decision.


• By week 20 - we have agreed a draft plan together with parents or carers. They have 15 days to consider, following the issue of the draft plan. The final education health and care plan is then issued.

Reviews

Once a final plan has been issued, it will be reviewed at least once a year at an annual review (or at an interim review if there is a more immediate need). You will be notified by email when a review is due.

Advice and guidance

Further information about EHCPs is available on our website.