To support the Children and Families Act (CAF) 2014, the Council for Disabled Children has produced the following template letters can be used for professionals, families and young people in writing letters to address issues they may be experiencing around the EHC planning process.
The template letters have not been prepared for circumstances where parents or young people wish to challenge a decision or exercise their rights of appeal as they should be referred to specialist advice and support in those circumstances.
- Chasing final EHCP
- Chasing outcome of annual review
- Chasing outcome of EHC needs assessment
- Chasing outcome of request for amendments to an EHCP
- Complaint regarding failure to arrange provision
- Complaint regarding failure to work together
- Request for carers assessment under Children Act 1989
- Request for direct payment
- Request for a personal budget
- Request for an advocate by a young person
- Request for S17 assessement
- Request for S47 assessment
- Request for EHC needs assessment
- Request for information on the local offer
- Request for information, advice and support
- Request for review of decision to refuse direct payments
- Requesting amendment to draft EHCP
