Reviews of Education, Health and Care plans: proposed timescales

Overview

We are seeking views on the deadline for a local authority issuing proposals to amend an Education, Health and Care plan following a review.

Why your views matter

Local authorities have various duties over when and how they must review an individual’s Education, Health and Care plan. We are consulting on whether they should:

• have an additional four weeks after review meetings to finalise any changes they propose to a plan; and
• have to circulate material for a review meeting a week earlier than currently.

Please read the consultation document, Reviews of Education, Health and Care plans: proposed timescales before responding.

Alongside this consultation, we are currently also consulting on strengthening the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision system. See SEND Review: Right support, Right place, Right time.

What happens next

We will publish a Government Response later this year.