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SEND EHC Needs Assessment Decision Making
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Please provide the following information in relation to Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment requests:
1. The criteria, guidance, or decision-making framework used by the SEND Panel when deciding whether to carry out an EHC Needs Assessment.
This information is available at the following links:
https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/children-families-and-young-people/send-local-offer/help-learning/education-health-and-care-plan-ehcp/ehcp-decision-making-panels
https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/sites/wokingham/files/2025-02/EHCP%20decision%20making%20panels%20terms%20of%20reference%20version%201%20Feb%202025.pdf
2. Any written policies or threshold documents used when determining whether a child’s needs can be met from ordinarily available provision.
This information is available at the following links:
https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/children-families-and-young-people/send-local-offer/help-learning/education-health-and-care-plan-ehcp/ehcp-decision-making-panels
https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/sites/wokingham/files/2025-02/EHCP%20decision%20making%20panels%20terms%20of%20reference%20version%201%20Feb%202025.pdf
3. The membership structure of the SEND Panel (roles represented, not names) and how decisions are recorded.
This information is available at the following links:
https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/children-families-and-young-people/send-local-offer/help-learning/education-health-and-care-plan-ehcp/ehcp-decision-making-panels
https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/sites/wokingham/files/2025-02/EHCP%20decision%20making%20panels%20terms%20of%20reference%20version%201%20Feb%202025.pdf
4. For the past two academic years, please provide statistics showing:
o the number of requests for EHC Needs Assessments received
o the number agreed
o the number refused
See attached file.
5. For the same period, please provide the above statistics broken down (where recorded and in aggregated form) by:
o age or school phase/year group
o ethnicity categories used by the council
o sex
o school type (e.g., mainstream, specialist provision, or other placement)
o primary SEND need category (e.g., ASD, ADHD, SEMH, speech and language, learning difficulty, etc.)
See attached file.
