Guide · England
Assessment requested
A request for an EHC needs assessment has gone to the council. The council has 6 weeks to say yes or no.
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A request for an EHC needs assessment has gone to the council. The council has 6 weeks to say yes or no.
Council must tell you whether it will assess
The council must notify you of its decision within 6 weeks of receiving the request. If this date passes with no letter, the council is in breach: keep a note and chase in writing. (The limit can be extended in narrow cases, for example a school holiday of more than four weeks or the child being away; the council must tell you if it relies on one.)
If the council will not issue a plan, it must tell you by now
Where the council assesses but decides not to issue a plan, it must notify you within 16 weeks of the original request.
Final plan due (20-week limit)
The whole process, from the request to the final plan, must take no more than 20 weeks. Exceptions exist (for example if you or the school delay providing information), but the council must explain any delay.
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