Can the child or young person start the placement agreed by the First-tier Tribunal or do they have to wait until they receive the decision of the Upper Tribunal? The LA should comply with a decision of the SEND Tribunal within certain timescales. Where the Tribunal has ordered the LA to amend a child’s EHC…
As an employer, you are required to consider an employee’s request for flexible working reasonably. If you want to decline the request, then you need to give a valid business reason for doing so. When dealing with a flexible working request, you should follow the ACAS Code of Practice on flexible working requests. Receiving a…
If you are thinking about making an employee redundant, it is vital to follow the correct procedure to avoid the risk of an Employment Tribunal Claim. This article takes a look at the steps you need to follow to comply with employment legislation if you are making up to 20 employees redundant. The redundancy process…
Right support, right place, right time The Department for Education in England published its plans in a Green Paper having carried out a review of the current SEND system and alternative provision. The SEND review was launched because the Government recognised growing frustration about the existing SEND system and to better understand children and…
When a child or young person with an EHC Plan intends to move to another local authority the child’s parent or the young person should inform their existing LA of the intended move and will also need to carry out research and visits to schools that may be able to meet the child or young…
The assessment must cover all the relevant education, health, and care needs of the child or young person. Where a LA undertakes an EHC needs assessment, it must seek the following advice and information on the needs of the child or young person, what provision may be required and the outcomes that are intended to…
The SEND Code of Practice: 0 – 25 years states that advice prepared should be clear, accessible and specific. Experts should provide advice about outcomes which are relevant for the child or young person’s age and phase of education and strategies to achieve them. The LA may provide guidance for experts as to how they…
A LA can cease to maintain an EHC Plan only if it decides that it is no longer necessary for the plan to be maintained or if the LA is no longer responsible for the child or young person e.g. where the young person moves to higher education. The LA may determine that it is…
The UK Trust Registration Service (TRS) is a new online platform which trustees should use to register trusts with HM Revenue & Customs. The service came into existence in 2017 and as from 1 September 2022, most trusts will need to be registered. HMRC have the discretion to share information with other authorities who may…
Where an appeal concerns a child under the age of 16 the appeal is brought by the child’s parents or person with parental responsibility and they will either self–fund bringing the appeal or may qualify for legal help (https://www.gov.uk/check-legal-aid) if the case satisfies the Legal Aid Agency’s merits test and they are financially eligible. Once…
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