Please can you confirm the current backlog within your SEND service and the typical timescales for assessments, Education Health Care Plans (EHC Plans), and Annual Reviews?
Can you break this down per question, please?
The current average waiting time for new referrals
As of census day 2025 (16th January) the average time for a request to become a final plan was 44 weeks
The current average waiting time for EHCP assessments
For all Please can you confirm the current backlog within your SEND service and the typical timescales for assessments, EHC Plans, and Annual Reviews?
Can you break this down per question, please?requests where there was a decision to assess was made in 2024 and the assessment has been completed the average timescale is 23 weeks for this process
How many EHC Plans are currently in your backlog
As of 25/9/2025 we had 1305 Educational Health Care Needs Assessment requests in progress this will range from initial request to final plan
How many Annual Reviews do you currently have
As of census day January 2025 we had 9848 active plans these will all need to be reviewed by census day 2026