Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)

Find out what an EHCP is, who they can help, how annual reviews work and personal budgets.

Apply for an EHCP

How to request an EHC needs assessment

Request an EHC needs assessment

How an EHC needs assessment works

Step by step process for EHC needs assessment

SEND Team

Team structure and how to get in touch

Personal budgets and annual reviews

How EHCP annual reviews work

What happens at a review

Moving to a new phase of education

Child with EHCP who is due to start or move school

Phase transfer guidance for September 2026

Young person with EHCP due to move into post-16 education

Phase transfer guidance for September 2026

Decisions and appeals

EHCP decision making panels

How decisions about EHCPs are made

Banding and special educational provision in an EHCP

How special educational funding is allocated

If you disagree with an EHCP decision

Resolution, mediation, and appeals process

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