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EHCP Lawyers

Disagreements about an Education, Health and Care Plan can affect the support, placement and outcomes available to your child, particularly where an assessment is refused, needs are understated or provision is not delivered.

Aldwych Legal can help you understand your rights, assess the strength of your position and connect you with a solicitor from our network for tailored EHCP legal advice, including support with appeals, mediation and disputes involving the local authority.

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EHCP Legal Issues

Challenging Inadequate EHCP Decisions

Families may need an EHCP lawyer when needs are overlooked, provision is missing, or the local authority refuses to assess or issue a plan.

EHCP decisions must follow the Children and Families Act 2014, relevant regulations and statutory guidance, with provision specified clearly and reviewed lawfully.

Aldwych Legal can assess the decision, identify potential arguments and connect you with an EHCP solicitor in our network for tailored legal support.

Assessment Duties

Local authorities must consider whether an EHC needs assessment is necessary, including evidence of special educational needs and existing support.

Specified Provision

Provision in an EHCP should be detailed and quantified where required, so responsibility, frequency and support level are not left uncertain.

Appeal Rights

Refusals to assess, issue or amend a plan, and disputes about placement or contents, may give rise to appeal rights before the SEND Tribunal.

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EHCP Legal Support

Tailored Legal Assistance For EHCP Matters

Our legal team provides tailored EHCP legal advice across applications, appeals, tribunal representation, transport and school placement matters, helping families navigate education law with clear, practical support.

EHCP Applications

We assist families with EHCP applications, helping present relevant information and address education law requirements throughout the application process.

EHCP Refusal Appeals

Our team advises families challenging EHCP application refusals, helping assess decisions and prepare appropriate legal responses or appeals.

Annual Review Appeals

We provide legal support where annual review outcomes are disputed, helping families challenge decisions concerning an existing EHCP.

SEND Tribunal Representation

Our legal professionals provide representation in SEND Tribunal proceedings, supporting families through disputes concerning EHCP decisions and related appeals.

SEN Transport Appeals

We advise families challenging SEN transport decisions, helping assess the legal position and prepare appropriate appeals concerning educational access.

EHCP Cease to Maintain Appeals

Our team assists families challenging decisions to cease maintaining an EHCP, providing legal advice on the appeal process.

School Placement Appeals

We support families disputing school placement decisions connected with EHCP arrangements, providing practical legal guidance and representation where appropriate.

Tailored EHCP Support

How Aldwych Helps With EHCP Matters

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Securing an Assessment

Our EHCP lawyers can advise on requesting an EHC needs assessment, gathering professional evidence and responding to a refusal. We help families understand their rights, present the child or young person’s needs clearly, and pursue the correct next steps with the local authority.

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Strengthening the Plan

An EHCP solicitor can help challenge unclear, incomplete or unsuitable plans, including weak outcomes, insufficient provision or inappropriate placement. We work with families to secure accurate wording that reflects assessed needs and gives education providers clear, enforceable responsibilities.

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Mediation And Appeals

We provide EHCP legal advice when a local authority refuses to assess, issue a plan or amend its contents. Our team can prepare for mediation, draft appeal grounds and represent parents or young people in SEND Tribunal proceedings.

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Enforcing Agreed Provision

Where agreed provision is not delivered, we advise on evidence, complaints and escalation options. Our EHCP legal support may include correspondence with the local authority, preparation for judicial review, or advice on urgent steps to protect access to education.
Why Choose Us

Why Choose Aldwych for EHCP Legal Support

EHCP decisions can affect a child’s education and support. Aldwych provides focused EHCP legal advice, helping families understand their position, assess concerns and consider practical next steps. Our lawyers and barristers offer clear guidance and representation tailored to the circumstances of each case.

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Focused Legal Assessment

We examine the concerns surrounding an EHCP, helping identify the relevant legal issues and clarify what information or action may be needed before decisions are made.

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Evidence-Led Advice

Our team can help you organise and understand the documents, reports and correspondence relevant to your child’s needs. This supports informed decisions and keeps advice grounded in available evidence.

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Clear Strategic Guidance

We explain the available options in straightforward terms, including the potential advantages and risks of different approaches. This gives families a clearer basis for deciding how to progress an EHCP concern.

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Practical Representation

Where appropriate, our lawyers and barristers provide representation and communicate with relevant parties on your behalf. This can help keep discussions focused on the legal and educational issues involved.
EHCP Lawyers FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

You may benefit from legal help if your local authority refuses an assessment, delays the process, proposes unsuitable support, or fails to follow the correct procedure. Early advice can clarify your rights, identify weaknesses in the evidence, and help resolve issues before formal proceedings become necessary.
Yes. Our legal team can advise whether the plan properly describes your child’s needs, outcomes and provision. We can help challenge missing or vague support, unsuitable placements, unlawful exclusions of provision, and decisions that do not reflect professional evidence or your child’s circumstances.
Useful evidence may include educational, psychological, medical and therapy reports, school records, correspondence, attendance information and examples of unmet needs. Our team can review the available documents, identify gaps, and explain what further evidence may help support your case and requested provision.
Yes. We can advise before or during an annual review, help you respond to proposed amendments, and assess whether changes properly reflect your child’s current needs. If the local authority refuses to amend the plan, we can explain available challenge routes and relevant deadlines.
Deadlines depend on the decision being challenged and the date on the local authority’s letter. Appeals to the SEND Tribunal commonly involve a two-month time limit, sometimes requiring mediation steps first. Prompt EHCP legal advice helps protect your position and avoid missed deadlines.
Not always, but professional representation can be valuable where evidence is disputed, legal arguments are complex, or the authority is strongly defending its decision. If you are seeking an EHCP solicitor, our lawyers and barristers can advise on suitable representation for your circumstances.
We can advise where a local authority has missed statutory timescales, failed to communicate properly, or delayed arranging an assessment, final plan or provision. Depending on the situation, support may include correspondence, escalation, negotiation, complaint advice or preparation for an appeal.
Yes. An education law solicitor may assist with requesting an EHC needs assessment, challenging a refusal, preparing supporting evidence and appealing to the SEND Tribunal. Our legal team can assess your child’s circumstances and explain the most appropriate next steps before you proceed.

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