What to do if your Local Authority does not support your choice
An EHCP is an education-led Education, Health & Care Plan. It continues while the young person is receiving education or training. Once the education/training objectives have been achieved the Local Authority (LA) will seek to cease the plan. Should the young person still need support this will be provided by Health and/or Social Care. It will convert to a Health and/or Social Care Plan. This means that your young person may access alternative or different pathways, such as a day service, support via commissioned services or Direct Payment (Personal Budget), overnight respite and NHS therapy. As a parent, you have the right to state your preference for next steps and you should make this clear through conversations with your school setting and through your parental contribution to the annual review meeting. However, the Local Authority may disagree and offer an alternative or seek to cease the plan. You have the right to appeal this decision. In order to do this, you should have as much information as possible and this may include finding out about other settings, in order to make an informed decision about your child鈥檚 future.