Reassessments

If your child’s needs change significantly, you may request a reassessment of their needs. This can be requested via the annual review process.

We must tell you within 15 days of your request as to whether we will carry out a reassessment.

Part of
Education, health and care plans (EHCPs)
1. Step 1
  If you feel that your child is not making progress, you might be considering requesting an EHC needs assessment - but, the quickest way to get some extra support for your child is to speak to staff at their school, college or other place of education. We'd always recommend having these conversations before proceeding with a request for assessment.
  Get some more advice and support
  What is an EHC needs assessment
  Who is responsible for EHC assessments and plans at Devon County Council
  The EHCP funding framework
2. Step 2
  Follow our guidance on how to make a request, who should be involved in making the request and what happens once you have submitted it. We must give you a decision about whether or not we'll carry out an assessment within six weeks of your request.
  Who should make a request
  How to make a request
  What happens once your request is made
  How we decide whether an assessment will take place
  What you can do if your request is turned down
  Disagreeing with decisions
3. Step 3
  Find out more about what happens if we agree to carry out an assessment. We must tell you whether or not we will issue an EHCP within 16 weeks of your request.
  What happens during an assessment and how long does it take
  Providing your evidence to support the assessment
  How we decide whether to issue a plan
  What you can do if we decide not to issue a plan
  Disagreeing with decisions
4. Step 4
  The Local Authority will create a draft EHCP and send you a copy. You will have 15 calendar days to give your suggested amendments and views before a final plan is issued. We must issue a final EHCP within 20 weeks of your original request.
  The draft EHCP
  The final EHCP
  Implementing the EHCP
  What has to be in an EHCP
  What makes a good EHCP
  EHCPs for 19 to 25-year-olds
5. Step 5
  Over time, your child’s needs may change. We will review their EHCP each year as a minimum to ensure it continues to meet their needs.
  How often do reviews take place
  What happens during a review
  Moving to secondary school: Year 6 to year 7 phase transfer process
  Ending an EHCP
  Reassessments
6. Step 6
  Find out more about what will happen if you need to transfer an EHCP into or out of Devon.
  Transferring an EHC plan

Reassessments

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Get in touch

Partner websites

DiAS (Devon Information Advice and Support)

Support for schools and settings

Children and Family Health Devon

Parent Carer Forum Devon