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Local Authority SEN Departments MUST be made accountable to statutory timescale.
Closed
472 signatures
What the petition asks
This petition is to make Local Authority Special Educational Needs departments, accountable when failing to meet statutory guidelines, and those determined by Sendist. Local Authority's are currently not accountable when failing to meet those timescales, and this MUST change.
Having faced two SEN tribunals to date, I'm faced with another battle.
The Local Authority SEN department procedures for issuing EHC plans, are governed by statutory guidelines, and also guidelines determined by Sendist Tribunal.
However, Local Authority's are not held accountable for either timescales and as in my case exceed them by an excessive amount of time with no accountability. Local Authority's MUST be made legally accountable for unjust and unfair delays to securing SEN support.
The Local Authority SEN department procedures for issuing EHC plans, are governed by statutory guidelines, and also guidelines determined by Sendist Tribunal.
However, Local Authority's are not held accountable for either timescales and as in my case exceed them by an excessive amount of time with no accountability. Local Authority's MUST be made legally accountable for unjust and unfair delays to securing SEN support.
Timeline
| 11 Apr 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Oct 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
472
Status
Closed
Opened
11 Apr 2016
Closed
11 Oct 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.