Collect local authority data on annual reviews of Education, Health & Care Plans

Closed 294 signatures

What the petition asks

There is evidence from SEND local area inspections and LG&SCO complaints, that some LAs are prioritising requests for new assessments over annual reviews*. Data on whether LAs are complying with legally required annual reviews of EHCPs must be added to annual SEN2** returns to evidence compliance.

Over 350,000 children & young people with special educational needs rely on EHCPs for support. By law, local authorities must review every EHCP annually - but this doesn't always happen. The Department for Education needs to collect and publish data on LA compliance, using its SEN2 annual census

* https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/ehcp-annual-reviews-being-unlawfully-delayed-by-too-busy-las/

**SEN2 collects data about children for whom the local authority has responsibility for the management of the SEN processes, under the 1996 Education Act and the 2014 Children and Families Act https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/742483/SEN2_2020_Guide_Version_1.0.pdf

Timeline

9 Aug 2019	Petition opened for signatures
6 Nov 2019	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 294

Status Closed

Opened 9 Aug 2019

Closed 6 Nov 2019

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