Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Division would like to inform you that the notice modifying the duty on local authorities to secure or arrange the special educational and health care provision specified in children and young people’s EHC plans will expire today.
This follows the Secretary of State’s announcement on 2 July that, unless the evidence changes, they will not be issuing further national notices to modify this duty. Their focus will increasingly be on supporting local authorities, health commissioning bodies and education settings as they work towards full provision being restored for all children and young people with EHC plans.
The Regulations that were made to provide additional flexibility over the statutory timescales for various EHC needs assessment and plan processes remain in force and currently last until 25 September 2020 and they are keeping this under close review. DfE are expecting Ministers to decide next month how long the Regulations should remain in force.
SEND division have taken the opportunity to publish a minor update to https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-the-law-on-education-health-and-care-needs-assessments-and-plans-due-to-coronavirus