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Annual reviews are where Education, Health and Care Plans either evolve with the child or slowly erode into generic boilerplate. Know the regulations, hold the LA to the statutory steps, and the review becomes the moment to strengthen provision, not dilute it.
The statutory sequence
- LA convenes the review meeting within 12 months of last review/finalisation
- Reports circulated 2 weeks before
- Parent / young person invited with 2 weeks’ notice
- Meeting considers progress, current needs, any amendments required
- Head teacher submits report within 2 weeks of meeting
- LA decides within 4 weeks of meeting: amend, maintain, or cease
- If amending — proposed amendments sent with 15-day window for representations
- Final amended plan within 8 weeks of proposal
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Before the meeting
- Request written views template from school — complete with specific concerns and desired outcomes
- Gather current professional reports — SaLT, OT, EP, CAMHS if relevant
- Review the existing Plan — identify sections needing updating
- Request attendees list
At the meeting
- Bring your parent views document
- Ensure each section is discussed
- Propose specific amendments to Sections B, F, I with evidence
- Ask for decisions to be minuted
After the meeting
- Receive LA decision within 4 weeks
- If amendments proposed — Working Document with your further amendments within 15 days
- If no amendments or amendments insufficient — appeal route opens
Let Chris draft this for you
Upload the decision, medical evidence, reports, correspondence. Chris drafts with statutory citations and the dignity the subject deserves — to the standard the Tribunal or Adjudicator expects.
Common LA failures
- Meeting not convened within 12 months
- Reports not circulated in advance
- No decision within 4 weeks
- Refusal to amend despite evident need changes
- Amendment process dragged beyond 8 weeks
- Phase transfer plan not finalised by 15 February
Remedies
- SEND Tribunal appeal against refusal to amend
- LGSCO complaint for procedural failures and compensation
- Judicial review for systemic delays affecting the child
What Chris drafts
- Parent views and request document for annual review
- Working Document with tracked proposed amendments
- Representations during 15-day window
- Appeal to Tribunal if the outcome is unsatisfactory
- LGSCO complaint on procedural failings
Pro £88 covers the whole review cycle including any appeal.
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