{"id":20391,"date":"2024-09-10T14:32:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T13:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/?page_id=20391"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:23:14","slug":"how-to-make-a-request","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/education-health-and-care-plans\/how-to-make-a-request\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a request"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use the Devon EHC Hub<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although you don&#8217;t have to use the EHC Hub to submit a request, we recommend that you do so as it&#8217;s the easiest way to make sure you submit all the information we need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hub is the central online resource for seeing exactly what\u2019s happening and what information has been provided by those involved in the assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll also be able to see information around timescales so that you can keep track of when the main parts of the process should be started and finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once your request has been processed, you will receive an email asking you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/education-systems\/parent-carer\/ehc-hub-parents\/support-and-guidance\/how-to-register-for-the-ehc-hub\/\">register on the Hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a onclick=\"dataLayer.push({&amp;apos;buttonEvent&amp;apos;: &amp;apos;Information page&amp;apos;});\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ehchub.devon.gov.uk\/about\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Submit a request now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s okay if you can\u2019t complete a section of the form, just complete the sections that you can. We may still ask you for a lot of the information on the form to help with our decision-making. If you need help to fill in the form, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/devonias.org.uk\/contact-us\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ask DiAS to help you<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need any support using the EHC Hub you can email the team at <a href=\"mailto:educationsystems@devon.gov.uk\">educationsystems@devon.gov.uk<\/a> or call on <a href=\"tel:01392380434\">01392 380434<\/a> (option 2). Phone lines will be open weekdays from 10 am to 4 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you&#8217;re unable to use the EHC Hub<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re not comfortable with using the Hub you can also submit a request for assessment by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>posting it to SEND Operations Team, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>emailing <a href=\"mailto:educate.specialeducationcommunications-mailbox@devon.gov.uk\">educate.specialeducationcommunications-mailbox@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>phoning <a href=\"tel:01392380434\">01392 380434<\/a> (option 1). Phone lines will be open 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Important information about your assessment will be shared on the Hub so if you\u2019re not using it, a member of the SEND Operations Team will send it to you by email or post instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use the Devon EHC Hub Although you don&#8217;t have to use the EHC Hub to submit a request, we recommend that you do so as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":20381,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-step-content.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-20391","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-16 21:24:28","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20391"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73941,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20391\/revisions\/73941"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}