Changes to the law on education, health and care needs assessments and plans due to coronavirus
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Guidance on temporary changes to special educational needs and disability legislation during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Education, health and care needs assessments and plans: guidance on temporary legislative changes relating to coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Annex A: details of the amendments to the existing Regulations
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This guidance is applicable to 30 June 2020 and will be reviewed before 1 July 2020.
This guidance is for:
- families and parent carer forums
- SEND Information, Advice and Support Services
- local authorities (both their SEND and social care services, at a strategic and operational level)
- health commissioning bodies such as Clinical Commissioning Groups (at both strategic and operational level)
- early years providers
- schools and colleges
- other education settings
- mediation advisers
- others who contribute advice and information to EHC needs assessments, such as:
- educational psychologists
- other health care professionals
It should be read alongside the special education needs and disability (SEND) code of practice: 0 to 25 years.
The code of practice does not reflect the temporary changes to the law described in this guidance.
We have also published related guidance on coronavirus (COVID-19) for local authorities, schools and other educational settings which you may find useful.
Published 30 April 2020
Last updated 29 May 2020 + show all updates
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Updated guidance with additional or amended material, including as to: cases in progress on 1 May 2020; annual reviews for those with EHC plans changing phase of education; actions following a tribunal ruling; and unchanged duties in relation to social care provision in plans. Also improvement to the format of the tables in Annex A and a minor change to footnote 1.
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