Education health and care needs assessments (EHCNA): Guidance for referrers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) 0 - 25 years

This guidance document is aimed at those who are making decision on behalf ofthe local authority and anyone intending to make a request to the Local Authority.  It sets out guidance to support the decision-making in response to requests for EHC needs assessments and should be read in conjunction with:

• Children and Families Act 2014
• Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice: 0-25 (2015) and Regulations (2015)

Acknowledgements:

Thank you to Staffordshire County Council Managers and Principle Officers of SEND Services and Department for Education SEND Adviser for their contributions and feedback in the development of this guidance document and to the members of the Threshold Working Group.

Author

Karen Levell, Head of SEND Assessment and Planning Service and Julia Anderson, County Manager Educational Psychological Service. Updated in 2021 by Debbie Nye, Principal Officer SEND - EHCNAs & Jo Ward, District Senior Educational Psychologist

Identifier

SCC - Guidance

Subject

Education Health and Care Needs Assessments

File Format

HTML

Date Published

Updated January 2022